The university police department (UPD) southern command seeks FY25 community policing development (CPD) microgrants funding to launch the university police department community police academy designed…

The Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Program awarded the Board of Regents of Nevada System of Higher Education, doing business as University of Nevada, Las Vegas, $125,685 on October 1, 2025, under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710).

The recipient will develop and launch the University Police Department Community Police Academy, an eight-week free program held twice annually and open to all members of Nevada System of Higher Education campus communities. The academy curriculum covers scenario-based modules in defensive tactics, constitutional law, investigations, traffic stops, and use-of-force through interactive three-hour weekly classes featuring institutional partner participation. The proposal's distinctive element integrates Community Police Academy participation into undergraduate or graduate courses offering college credit or micro-credentials. Funding supports initial program development, participating officer overtime, scenario training supplies, and impact evaluation. The academy aims to uplift law enforcement's public image by demystifying police work and humanizing the badge through fostering cooperative engagement and education, with particular emphasis on strengthening community trust in institutions still recovering from campus shooting trauma.

Place of performance is Las Vegas, Nevada. The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027.

The university police department (UPD) southern command seeks FY25 community policing development (CPD) microgrants funding to launch the university police department community police academy designed to uplift the image of law enforcement by demystifying police work and humanizing the badge through fostering cooperative engagement through education. The community police academy (CPA) will be a free 8-week program held twice a year and open to all members of nshe campus communities. Curriculum topics include scenario-based modules covering defensive tactics, constitutional law, investigations, traffic stops, and use-of-force. Each weekly three-hour class will be interactive and include participation from several institutional partners/teams. What makes upds proposal innovative, and novel is the potential for CPA participation to be integrated into an undergraduate/graduate course yielding college credit, or non-credit course yielding micro-credentials. The funds requested will support initial program development, participating officer overtime, scenario training supplies, and impact evaluation. Most importantly, the community police academy will help UPD and the institutions IT serves build mutual understanding and strengthen bridges across a community still recovering from the trauma of a campus shooting.