Penn County Sheriffs Office

Pennington County Sheriff's Office, operating under the doing business as name County Fire and based in Rapid City, South Dakota, is a U.S. local government entity that serves as a county sheriff's office providing law enforcement and public safety services to the Pennington County jurisdiction. The organization has been registered in SAM.gov since June 2006 and maintains an active federal award history as a prime recipient of federal grants focused on community policing and law enforcement enhancement initiatives. As a government entity, the Sheriff's Office leverages federal grant funding to strengthen its operational capacity, support workforce development, and advance community-oriented policing strategies that align with national law enforcement best practices and public safety objectives.

The Pennington County Sheriff's Office has demonstrated significant engagement with federal grant programs administered by the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office, securing multiple awards under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). Recent prime grant awards include a $375,000 hiring grant awarded in October 2022 to support the recruitment of additional career law enforcement officers through September 2027, a $174,606 Project Grant awarded in October 2025 focused on professional development, data analysis for recruitment and retention, and community branding initiatives to improve the public perception of law enforcement, and a $125,000 two-year grant awarded in September 2021 supporting community policing implementation and collaborative problem-solving approaches. The organization has also received federal support through apprenticeship initiatives in partnership with the National Fraternal Order of Police and the U.S. Department of Labor, implementing a registered paid apprenticeship program designed to create employment pathways for entry-level law enforcement and corrections officers. Additionally, the Pennington County States Attorney Office, in collaboration with the Rapid City Arts Council, has administered a grant focused on the Just Us Murals Project (JUMP), providing culturally relevant arts programming to justice-involved youth in diversion and detention programs. The Sheriff's Office has further received multiple sub-grant awards distributed through the State of South Dakota and the South Dakota Department of Public Safety, including funding for shooting range updates, victim support services, and various state fiscal year grant allocations.