Intensive Comprehensive Peace Officer Education and Training Program
The Intensive Comprehensive Peace Officer Education and Training (ICPOET) Program provides grant funding to assist Minnesota law enforcement agencies with hiring. The ICPOET appropriation is designed to recruit candidates who may be interested in a career transition into law enforcement at a time when vacancies are high across the state.
2025 ICPOET Grantees
OJP has closed its second request for proposal (RFP) 2024-2025.
2025 ICPOET Grantees: to be announced soon.
2024 ICPOET Grantees
The 35 law enforcement agencies across the state that will receive the inaugural round of funding have been announced. The agencies are listed on the map to the right. Click HERE for an interactive version of the map where you can click on an agency and contact them.
The agencies receiving this funding will sponsor 50 candidates with two- and four-year degrees who want to make a career transition into law enforcement. All candidates will attend an intensive, comprehensive training program at Alexandria Technical & Community College from Oct. 1 through February 2025 or Hennepin Technical College from Oct. 14 through March 2025. During this time, candidates will go through the same training that a traditional peace officer student completes.
“Minnesotans deserve to feel safe no matter where they live," said DPS Commissioner Bob Jacobson. “Our goal is to provide this for them, but staffing challenges make this increasingly difficult."
Agencies are accepting applications and a number of them have already filled their sponsorships. Other agencies still have openings. People interested in becoming a peace officer should contact one of the agencies on the as soon as possible to determine if they're still looking for candidates. Recruiting deadlines vary but they are fast approaching. ICPOET candidates must be hired by September to begin training on time.
“The incentives of this training program are plentiful," said ICPOET Grant Administrator Mary Vukelich. “But this isn't a free ride. Students will have to fully commit to this intensive and comprehensive curriculum that will give them the skills to become a licensed officer."
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Contact
Law enforcement agencies can also schedule individual information sessions by reaching out to Mary.
Mary Vukelich, 651-201-7623
mary.vukelich@state.mn.us
Program Administrator, Intensive Comprehensive Peace Officer Education and Training (ICPOET) Program