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2024-25 INTENSIVE COMPREHENSIVEPEACE OFFICER EDUCATION AND TRAINING GRANT PROGRAM RFP 1.5 Eligible Applicants Local units of government and tribal governments are eligible to apply including county sheriff’s offices, police departments and tribal public safety agencies. Colleges and universities that operate law enforcement training programs are not eligible applicants. 1.6 Questions, Technical Assistance, and Information Sessions Please submit any questions regarding this RFP by email to Mary.Vukelich@state.mn.us . Questions and answers will be updated on theICPOET RFP Question Answer (QA) document on the grants page of the OJP website each week until one week before the RFP closes. Application Information Sessions OJP will offer an online information session. Staff will provide a brief background on the Intensive Comprehensive Peace Officer Education and Training (ICPOET) grant program, provide an overview of the RFP and application requirements, provide an overview of the application review process, and answer questions. Prospective applicants are encouraged to participate in the information session. Questions and answers from the information session will be posted on the ICPOET RFP Question Answer (QA) document on the grants page of the OJP website. ICPOET Session I: Thursday, July 29, 2025, from 10 – 11 am Register Here RFP Part 2: Background Information 2.1 Project Overview The ICPOET program is intended to address the critical shortage of peace officers in the state by providing grants to law enforcement agencies that have developed a plan to recruit, educate, and train highly qualified two-and four-year college graduates to become license-eligible peace officers in the state. Law enforcement agencies may apply for reimbursement grants up to $50,000 per eligible candidate for the cost of educating, training, and paying an eligible peace officer candidate until the candidate is eligible to be licensed by the board as a peace officer. An agency may apply for more than one candidate, up to a maximum of 2 candidates. Minnesota requires those aspiring to work in law enforcement to complete an educational program certified by the Minnesota Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Board at a Professional Peace Officer Education (PPOE) certified institution and pass the state board exam. Licensing itself only occurs when eligible candidates are appointed to a peace officer position and certain selection standardsare met. Grantees identify eligible candidates that meet the standards for admission to a board-certified Professional Peace Officer Education (PPOE) program as well as standards for license eligibility.Each agency grantee executesa contract with the selected academic provider and assists in facilitating the registration of their candidate. The two schools designated as approved providers for the ICPOET DPS Page 3 7/16/2025 Qbhf!27:!pg!286