Law Enforcement Person of the Year Award
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Other requirements
- Citizenship: Must be a citizen of the United States
- Professional Capacity: In their official capacity, must have had a positive impact on the federal law enforcement profession in the preceding year
- Employment Status: Must have been employed in the law enforcement profession, or as an executive in an organization whose mission is to support federal law enforcement, in the preceding year
- Leadership: Must have demonstrated strong leadership skills in the preceding year and sustained commitment to the goals and mission of law enforcement
Overview
Organization: Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA) Foundation
Geographic Scope: United States (federal law enforcement professionals)
Focus Areas: Recognition award for outstanding law enforcement leadership
Background
- Established in 2000 to recognize a "Law Enforcement Person of the Year"
- Honors one outstanding law enforcement leader annually
- Award presented in March in recognition of awardee's accomplishments in the preceding year
- First recipient: Former NYPD Commissioner and U.S. Marshal Howard Safir (2000)
- Past recipients include former U.S. Attorneys, District Attorneys, federal agency directors, and distinguished law enforcement leaders
Eligibility Requirements
- Citizenship: Must be a citizen of the United States
- Professional Capacity: In their official capacity, must have had a positive impact on the federal law enforcement profession in the preceding year
- Employment Status: Must have been employed in the law enforcement profession, or as an executive in an organization whose mission is to support federal law enforcement, in the preceding year
- Leadership: Must have demonstrated strong leadership skills in the preceding year and sustained commitment to the goals and mission of law enforcement
- Integrity: Must exude the highest level of integrity and honor for the law enforcement profession
- Criminal Record: Must not have been convicted of a felony
- Partisanship: Must have carried out duties and advocacy for the law enforcement profession in a non-partisan manner during the preceding year
Selection Process
- Any member of the FLEOA Foundation Board may nominate someone
- Executive Board convenes to identify nominee meeting criteria most closely
- Majority vote of FLEOA Foundation Executive Board required to select awardee
- Award presented annually in March
Contact Information
- Website: fleoafoundation.org
What Federal Law Enforcement Officers Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 4
- Total given
- $124K
- Median grant
- $33K
- Range
- $10K–$48K
- By dollars: District of Columbia 39%, New Jersey 29%, Montana 24%. Top recipient cities: Washington, DC; Point Pleasant, NJ; Camdentown, MT.
Example grants
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund Inc · Washington, DC
$48K
Police Unity Tour Inc · Point Pleasant, NJ
$36K
Concerns of Police Survivors · Camdentown, MT
$30K
Sheepdog Impact Assistance · Rogers, AR
First responder disaster relief
$10K
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