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THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE (IACP) WILL FURTHER EXPAND THE COLLABORATIVE REFORM INITIATIVE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER (CRI-TAC), A PROGRAM THAT DIRECTLY SUPPORTS THE COPS OFFICES MISSION TO ADVANCE COMMUNITY POLICING. SINCE 2017, IACP HAS RECEIVED OVER 1,560 REQUESTS FOR TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TTA) FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL, TERRITORIAL, AND CAMPUS AGENCIES. CRI-TAC DIRECTLY SUPPORTS KEY ADMINISTRATION PRIORITIES BY DELIVERING TARGETED, SCALABLE, AND MISSION-DRIVEN SOLUTIONS THAT UPLIFT THE IMAGE OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSION, REDUCE AND PREVENT VIOLENT CRIME, ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS AND SQUATTING, COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING, ADDRESS GANG ACTIVITY, IMPROVE RECRUITMENT AND HIRING PRACTICES, REDUCE AND PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE, MITIGATE DRUG-RELATED CRIME, AND ENHANCE BORDER SECURITY. IACP, THROUGH CRI-TAC, AIMS TO INCREASE PUBLIC SAFETY, PROTECT CITIZENS, AND SUPPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. KEY ACTIVITIES UNDER THIS INITIATIVE INCLUDE STRENGTHENING STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS, DELIVERING TAILORED TTA SERVICES, RECRUITMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS (SMES), OUTCOME EVALUATION AND DATA-DRIVEN IMPROVEMENTS, DEVELOPING SPECIAL PROJECTS BASED ON ADMINISTRATION PRIORITIES, AND MARKETING AND OUTREACH TO UPLIFT THE IMAGE OF THE POLICING PROFESSION. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS, CRI-TAC WILL STRENGTHEN COLLABORATION WITH NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS TO CO-DEVELOP TRAINING AND EXPAND OUTREACH. TAILORED TTA SERVICES, CRI-TAC WILL DELIVER CUSTOMIZED, HIGH-IMPACT TTA TO AGENCIES THROUGH A STREAMLINED, NEEDS-BASED PROCESS. SME MANAGEMENT, IACP WILL RECRUIT, VET, AND MANAGE A NATIONAL NETWORK OF EXPERTS TO ENSURE THE QUALITY AND RELEVANCE OF SERVICES. OUTCOME EVALUATION, CRI-TAC WILL TRACK PERFORMANCE DATA AND FEEDBACK TO CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE SERVICE DELIVERY AND MEASURE IMPACT. SPECIAL PROJECTS, CRI-TAC WILL DEVELOP TARGETED TRAINING AND RESOURCES ADDRESSING EMERGING THREATS AND ADMINISTRATION PRIORITIES. MARKETING AND OUTREACH, IACP WILL PROMOTE SUCCESS STORIES TO ENHANCE PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF POLICING AND HIGHLIGHT CRI-TACS IMPACT. THROUGH THESE ACTIVITIES, CRI-TAC WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND ADVANCE COMMUNITY POLICING EFFORTS NATIONWIDE. THE INITIATIVE IS SUPPORTED BY DEDICATED PERSONNEL WITH EXPERIENCE IN GRANT ADMINISTRATION AND TTA DELIVERY, A NETWORK OF OVER 600 SMES, AND CRI-TAC PARTNERS. PARTNERS INCLUDE FBI NATIONAL ACADEMY ASSOCIATES, FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CAMPUS LAW ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATORS, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT STANDARDS AND TRAINING, NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF BLACK LAW ENFORCEMENT EXECUTIVES, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN LAW ENFORCEMENT EXECUTIVES, NATIONAL SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION, AND THE NATIONAL TACTICAL OFFICERS ASSOCIATION. IACP IS EXPANDING TO INCLUDE THE SMALL & RURAL LAW ENFORCEMENT EXECUTIVES ASSOCIATION. TOGETHER, THEY PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN OUTREACH, DELIVERING TTA, AND ENSURING CRI-TAC REMAINS RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF THE FIELD.

Cooperative Agreement (B) · Offices, Boards and Divisions · to International Association of Chiefs of Police (UEI MUFDFLWLFDT5) · data as of 2026-09-30

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