Use of Force Training Grant
The Use of Force Training Grant provides funds to eligible postsecondary schools certified to provide programs of professional peace officer education for providing eligible in-service training programs on the use of force, including deadly force, by peace officers.
The Minnesota Legislature created this one-time grant program in the 2025 legislative session. Grant funds will reimburse grantees at a rate of $450 for each officer who completes the training.
Eligible applicants must meet all of the following:
- Be a Postsecondary Institution
- Be a Certified Peace Officer Education (PPOE) School through the Minnesota Board of Peace Officer Standards & Training (MN POST Board)
- Provide eligible training on the use of force by peace officers approved by the MN POST Board
To be eligible, the training provided must meet all of the following:
- Satisfy the requirements of MS 626.8452 and be approved by the Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training
- Utilize scenario-based training that simulates real-world situations and involves the use of real firearms that fire nonlethal ammunition
- Include a block of instruction on the physical and psychological effects of stress before, during, and after a high-risk or traumatic incident and the cumulative impact of stress on the health of officers
- Include blocks of instruction on de-escalation methods and tactics, bias motivation, unknown risk training, defensive tactics, and force-on-force training
- be offered to peace officers at no charge to the peace officer (as defined in MS 626.84, Subd. 1, paragraph (c)) or law enforcement agency (as defined in MS 626.84, Subd. 1, paragraph (f))
A total of $243,750 is available to reimburse eligible postsecondary institutions for providing eligible training to eligible peace officers.
The Minnesota Office of Higher Education will begin accepting applications for the Use of Force Training Grant in December 2025.
FY26 Application Timeline
- November 24th, 2025 – Application available
- June 1, 2026, or until all funds have been awarded – Application closes
- December 2025 – First awards issued
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