Kentucky Office of Homeland Security

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KOHS has aw​arded its full allotment of funding under the LEPP for Fisc​​al Year 2024 (July 1, 2023-June 30, 2024). Any applications received for the remainder of FY 2024 will be considered for funding in FY 2025, beginning July 1, 2024.

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The Law Enforcement Protection Program enables KOHS to provide law enforcement agencies across the state funds to purchase duty equipment on a year-around basis.

LEPP provides grants for body armor, duty weapons, ammunition, electronic-control devices, electronic-control weapons or electronic-muscular disruption technology, and body-worn cameras to sworn peace officers and service animals. These funds are available for cities, counties, charter counties, unified counties, urban-counties, consolidated local government police departments, public university safety and security departments, sheriff's departments and special law enforcement officers attached to school districts.

In awarding these grants, KOHS gives first priority to providing and replacing body armor and second priority to providing firearms and ammunition, with residual funds available for the purchase of electronic-control weapons or electronic-muscular disruption technology and body-worn cameras. Body armor purchased using LEPP funds shall meet or exceed the standards issued by the National Institute of Justice for body armor.

Applications are accepted throughout the entire year. Applications are reviewed quarterly by KOHS staff, and with approval of the governor, are awarded based on available funding.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

IMPORANT: 

LEPP IS A REIMBURSEMENT GRANT, AND LEPP FUNDS CAN'T BE USED FOR PREVIOUSLY PURCHASED

EQUIPMENT. 

DO NOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT UNTIL A SIGNED CONTRACT IS IN PLACE.​