Establishes the community relations and fund the police grant program to be administered by the Indiana criminal justice institute (ICJI). Specifies that the program is a matching grant program requiring recipients to match each dollar received. Establishes the community relations and fund the police grant fund (fund). Annually appropriates $25,000,000 to the ICJI for deposit in the fund. Annually allocates $5,000,000 for grants to local law enforcement agencies in Marion County and $20,000,000 for grants to local law enforcement agencies in the other counties of the state. Provides that the maximum amount of a grant awarded to a local law enforcement agency in a particular state fiscal year is $250,000. Specifies certain restrictions on and the permissible uses of a grant awarded to a local law enforcement agency.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Senate Bill (S): 5-2-6-3