The pcpa, through the PA chiefs accreditation enhancement project, wishes to expand the pennsylvania law enforcement accreditation program (pleap), a commonwealth-tailored, user-friendly credentialing…

The Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Program awarded the Pennsylvania Chiefs Of Police Association $300,000 on October 1, 2025, under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to expand the Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Accreditation Program (PLEAP).

The recipient will increase the accreditation program manager's position from 0.4 to 0.6 full-time equivalent, enabling an additional 390 annual hours of one-on-one agency mentoring and policy development. PCPA will recruit, train, and certify new peer assessors to expand on-site review capacity and leverage the PowerDMS platform; deliver regional workshops and virtual technical assistance at each accreditation phase; attend monthly, quarterly, and annual accreditation meetings to support participating agencies; and revamp the PLEAP website for intuitive navigation, up-to-date resources, and user tracking. The award also funds essential hardware upgrades including desktop and laptop computers to secure accreditation data and ensure software compatibility, and covers increased programmatic expenses to maintain fiscal sustainability.

Place of performance is Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027.

The pcpa, through the PA chiefs accreditation enhancement project, wishes to expand the pennsylvania law enforcement accreditation program (pleap), a commonwealth-tailored, user-friendly credentialing system managed by pcpa since 2001. If awarded funding, pcpa will increase the accreditation program managers time from 0.4 full-time equivalent (15 HRS/week) to 0.6 full-time equivalent (22.5 HRS/week), enabling an additional 390 annual hours of one-on-one agency mentoring and policy development; recruit, train, and certify new peer assessors to expand on-site review capacity and leverage the powerdms platform; increase the number of agencies enrolled and accredited; deliver regional workshops and virtual technical assistance at each accreditation phase; attend monthly, quarterly, and annual accreditation meetings to assist agencies in the process; revamp the pleap website for intuitive navigation, up-to-date resources, and user tracking; upgrade essential hardware such as desktop and laptop computers to secure accreditation data and ensure software compatibility; and underwrite increased programmatic expenses to maintain fiscal sustainability.