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The application period for this grant is now closed.
Use the information below to help you start preparing for next year. For more funding opportunities for your department, please check our Currently Open Grants »

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Eligility Requirements:

  • New Hampshire, Maine and North-East Massachusetts law enforcement departments only (if outside these areas, the Working Dog Foundation has tips for how to find funding for your K-9 unit)
  • Minimum 10% cash-matching requirement
  • Membership in the Working Dog Foundation
  • For all dogs granted, training commitment of 4 years with the New Hampshire Police K9 Academy (other types of grants have differing requirements)
  • Full requirements and eligibility guidelines

How can the Police Dog/K9 Unit Grants help your Law Enforcement department?

  • Receive a dog, cash grant and/or K9 body armor
  • Begin or upgrade a K-9 department for general patrol, narcotics detection or explosives detection
  • CHIEF offers the free services of grant consultants to assist you throughout the application process **

For full details, eligibility requirements and application guidelines, go to the Police Dog/K9 Unit Grants homepage »

Application Deadline: CLOSED.

  • Working Dog Foundation will distribute application kits for those jurisdictions eligible for direct awards requested no later than June 15
  • All applications must be received by July 31
  • The Working Dog Foundation will begin making awards in September 2005

Sponsor:
Working Dog Foundation

What is it?
The Working Dog Foundation, through appropriations granted by its Board of Directors on an annual basis, will provide cash funds for the implementation and enhancement of K-9 Units to certified law enforcement agencies in New Hampshire, Maine and North-East Massachusetts.

In 1995, the Foundation was incorporated as a non-profit organization to support and enhance the New Hampshire Police K-9 team. Based on a Police/Community partnership, the Foundation strives to...

  • Improve the public image of the Police working dog
  • Establish and operate the New Hampshire Police K-9 Academy
  • Provide information and grant money to law enforcement organizations wishing to utilize a law enforcement K-9 Unit
  • Promote the exchange of ideas and training techniques by hosting training seminars with nationally recognized experts in the field
  • Establish and maintain minimum standards for N.H. Law Enforcement K-9 teams
  • Improve the abilities of the K-9 in law enforcement and provide better service to the community

Working Dog Foundation Grant funds may be used for one or more of the following purposes:

  • Establishing a law enforcement K-9 team, which is made up of a law enforcement officer (handler) and a suitable breed of working dog, which entails the purchase of a K-9 and required working dog, which entails the purchase of a K-9 and required equipment to adequately place the team in service. K-9 teams may be trained for the following functions or a combination of these duties:
    • General patrol work
    • Narcotics detection
    • K-9 teams may also be established for explosive detection, but the dog must specialize in this field only.
    • Officers' overtime associated with training/care and maintenance of his/her K-9 partner.
  • Upgrading, enhancement of established K-9 teams in the areas of specialized training programs, equipment, replacement of retired working dogs.

Links to help with your Police Dog/K9 Unit Grants application: ***