The Law Enforcement Distribution (LED) program annually distributes justice training funds to eligible law enforcement agencies for in-service criminal justice training of their Commission-licensed law enforcement officers. The program is authorized under Public Act 302 of 1982, as amended.

To be eligible for LED funds, an agency must be a governmental agency of the executive branch of this state, or a subdivision of this state, authorized to employ licensed law enforcement officers. Only Commission-licensed law enforcement officers employed by an eligible agency may receive training supported by LED funds.

Eligible agencies must complete the Commission's Annual Registration each year to establish or maintain eligibility. Annual eligibility includes submitting a complete and accurate registration by the established deadline, reporting prior-year LED expenditures, maintaining required local training funding, and verifying the agency’s roster of licensed officers.

For distribution purposes, an agency’s full-time equivalent, or FTE, count is determined by adding the total hours worked by all Commission-licensed officers reported during the prior year’s Annual Registration, dividing that total by 2,080, and rounding down to the next whole number.

The Spring 2026 LED was released by the Commission on April 9, 2026. Every eligible agency with an FTE count of two or more received $193.30 per FTE. Eligible agencies with an FTE count fewer than two received the minimum distribution of $250.

Agencies receiving LED funds are required to provide a complete accounting of prior-year expenditures as part of the Annual Registration process. LED funds must be used as supplemental funding for in-service criminal justice training and may not replace local training funds.

Recipient agencies must expend their full annual LED distribution within two calendar years of the year of distribution. Funds not expended within that time frame may affect future eligibility, and funds not used within five calendar years may be subject to return to the Justice Training Fund for redistribution.

Annual Registration is the required yearly reporting process for all Michigan law enforcement agencies. It fulfills statutory reporting requirements outlined in MCL 28.609 through 28.609d and includes voluntary registration for the Law Enforcement Distribution (LED) program, when applicable. Reporting is based on the prior calendar year’s activity.

The annual registration period runs from the first full week in January through the first full week in February and must be completed through the MCOLES Information and Tracking Network (MITN).

The annual registration includes five required components:

• Review and update the agency profile in MITN
• Verify current MITN operators
• Confirm the agency’s licensed officer roster
• Report compliance with Continuing Professional Education (CPE) and the Active-Duty Firearms Standard
• Report hours worked for each licensed law enforcement officer

This process ensures the Commission maintains accurate agency contact information, confirms current MITN access, verifies officer employment records, and collects compliance reporting required by statute. Reported officer work hours also serve as the basis for calculating the current year’s CPE and LED funding distributions.

Depending on agency type, additional LED-related reporting may be required, including registration to receive funds for the new year and submission of prior-year LED expenditures. For training courses registered in MITN with completed provider rosters, applicable courses will automatically populate within the LED expenditure section, requiring agencies to enter only the amount of LED funds used.