ALERRT Travel Assistance Grant (TX)

The ALERRT Travel Assistance Grant (TX) aims to provide financial support to law enforcement agencies for covering travel expenses incurred while sending officers to Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training. Eligible costs include overtime for backfilling shifts, travel expenditures like mileage and registration fees, and training stipends for agencies hosting the training. Availability of funds is contingent upon appropriations, with an expected total of $2.9 million for this year.

NOTE: Applications may only be submitted after receiving confirmation of registration for an ALERRT course. Proof of course confirmation will be required prior to the issuance of a grant award.
Pre-Proposal - Each local unit of government, and institution of higher education that operates a law enforcement agency, must download, complete and then upload into eGrants the CEO/Law Enforcement Certifications and Assurances Form certifying compliance with federal and state immigration enforcement requirements. This Form is required for each application submitted to OOG. The submission of this form represents the Pre-Proposal deadline.
The purpose of this announcement is to solicit applications from law enforcement agencies to offset agency-incurred travel costs for sending peace officers to Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) training.
Eligible Activities and Costs:

• Funds may only be used for agency-incurred costs associated with sending peace officers to ALERRT training; including:

Peace Officer Overtime - Overtime costs incurred by the agency to backfill peace officer shifts for officers who are traveling to attend ALERRT training.Travel Expenditures - Mileage, registration fees, incidentals, or other related travel costs incurred by the law enforcement agency to send peace officers to ALERRT training.Training Stipends - Agencies that are hosting ALERRT training courses may offer training stipends to other local law enforcement agencies to send their officers to the host site location.
Funding
All awards are subject to the availability of appropriated funds and any modifications or additional requirements that may be imposed by law. The Public Safety Office (PSO) expects to make available $2.9M for this year.