Resources and Funding
A smooth sea never made a skillful sailor
-Franklin D. Roosevelt
FUNDING FOR HIGHER EDUCATION OF
LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSIONALS
There are a variety of sources of funding for law enforcement professionals seeking higher education. Examples are listed below.
In addition, it's important to look for legal resources for your education, including legislation allowing or encouraging law enforcement agencies to offer(a) flexible scheduling to attend classes, and (b) use official time for coursework. And that makes sense -- you are training, but from a source that is usually a league beyond the in-house modules one takes on agency time. Claim that resource for your own good and the good of your agency!
Funding Sources
Women in Federal Law Enforcement Scholarships are awarded based on each applicant’s level of academic achievement, commitment to community service, and exhibited professional law enforcement potential. Full-time students majoring in criminal justice or related disciplines are encouraged to apply. One year of completed college coursework, an essay, transcripts, and letters of recommendation are prerequisites that must be satisfied alongside completed applications. Awards $2,000 per year.
Legislative and Policy support
Federal law and regulations provide many ways to support employees’ training and development. Agencies are encouraged to use these flexibilities to meet agency needs and to support employee self-development and learning. There are examples of flexibilities in current Federal training law and regulations, including providing academic degree training.
The following information addresses these flexibilities:
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Establishment of training programs
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Training and education related to an employee’s official duties
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Individual learning accounts.​
There are several options for training and education related to an employee’s official duties.
These include:
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Paying costs of training and education from program funds
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Paying costs of training and education in advance
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Reimbursing employees for training and education costs
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Sharing the costs of training and education with employees
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Paying costs of qualifying exams (when part of training)
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Paying for academic degrees
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Allowing employees to accept training or reimbursement of training expenses from a non-profit organization
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Training and education-related travel expenses
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Training and education unrelated to an employee’s official duties: adjusting employees’ work schedules for educational purposes
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Paying expenses to attend meetings from appropriated funds
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Allowing employees to accept reimbursement of meeting expenses from a non-profit organization
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Paying for memberships in professional organizations
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Continued service agreements to protect the Government’s interest.