The durham police department will use FY24 microgrants funding to promote leadership development among current sworn female officers through local, state, and national law enforcement leadership…

The City of Durham was awarded a $175,000 Project Grant under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services. The funding will be used by the Durham Police Department to promote leadership development among current sworn female officers through participation in local, state, and national law enforcement leadership conferences. Additionally, the department will aim to encourage more women to apply as police recruits through the Women's LEED (Law Enforcement Exploration Day) program and by highlighting current female officers through marketing and social media efforts. The grant will also target marketing towards the Hispanic community to increase recruitment within this demographic.

The durham police department will use FY24 microgrants funding to promote leadership development among current sworn female officers through local, state, and national law enforcement leadership conferences. Additionally, they will encourage more women to apply as police recruits through the womens leed (law enforcement exploration day) and highlighting current female officers through marketing and social media efforts. DPD also intends to target marketing toward the hispanic community in an effort to increase recruitment within this demographic.