Blunt Announces Over $1.3 million
in POST Funds to Local Law Enforcement Agencies
JEFFERSON CITY, October 9, 2006-Gov. Matt Blunt announced
today that over 570 local law enforcement agencies around the state
will receive over $1.3 million from the Peace Officer
Standards and Training (POST) Commission Fund.
“Missouri communities deserve an auxiliary unit
of trained peace officers and today’s awards assist local law
enforcement agencies in training highly-qualified men and women in
uniform to combat criminal activity,” Blunt said.
This fund provides financial assistance to county and
municipal agencies for the training of their law enforcement officers
and personnel. To be eligible to receive financial assistance from
this fund, the political subdivision must collect an additional $1
of court fees, with these fees being forwarded to the state and credited
to the POST Commission Fund.
The POST Training Fund was created in 1996, since then
the peace officer agency participation has doubled. In 1996 there
were 291 participating agencies, whereas this year 604 agencies
took part in the fund.
Some examples of training the POST Fund might finance
include domestic violence, anti-terrorism, and child abuse and neglect.
Also attached is a document detailing specific law
enforcement agencies' funding awards.