MCOLES Official Correspondence: Public Safety Academy Assistance (PSAA) Program – Appropriation II

October 18, 2024

Dear Law Enforcement Community,

Beginning October 18, 2024, the Commission will accept applications under the Public Safety Academy Assistance (PSAA) Program – Appropriation II phase to assist with the expense of training employed recruits to become licensed law enforcement officers.

The original appropriation of $30 million for PSAA Program grants has been exhausted. The legislature has appropriated an additional $10 million for PSAA Program – Appropriation II grants, however, the amount of the grants have been reduced to a maximum of $20,000 per recruit.

 The PSAA Program provides scholarships for employed recruits’ salaries and benefits, as well as the cost of the academy itself. For a recruit to be eligible for the scholarship, the agency must have completed all licensing screening standards and hired the individual as an employed recruit. 

Agencies are eligible to receive a combined total of 30 scholarships across both programs: the original PSAA Program – Appropriation I and the current PSAA Program – Appropriation II.  As a reminder, these are limited, competitive grant funds; therefore, an application for funds is not a guarantee a grant will be awarded.

Detailed information outlining the PSAA Program – Appropriation II application process can be found on the PSAA page on the MCOLES website.

For further questions or concerns, please contact MSP-MCOLES-Grants@michigan.gov.

Respectfully,

Timothy S. Bourgeois
Executive Director
Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards