Congress·In Committee·H.R. 2711

Congress Proposes $50M-a-year Grants for Small Police Departments for Training, Mental Health, Hiring

Invest to Protect Act of 2025

12 months ago·View on Congress.gov

Part of: Congress Proposes $250 Million in Grants to Support Small Police Departments

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Stalled

No legislative action in over 90 days.

Legislative Progress

House

Senate

President

Law

Key Points

Creates a Justice Department grant program for local police agencies with fewer than 175 officers, including Tribal police.
Grant money could pay for de-escalation training, domestic violence response training, and other safety training, including responses involving mental health or substance use.
Departments could use funds for hiring and keeping officers, including signing bonuses and retention bonuses (capped at 20% of salary with conditions).
Allows support for officers’ mental health care (including telehealth) and limited graduate education help (up to $10,000).
Adds oversight: required public posting of bonuses, Justice Department audits, and a 3-year ban from future grants for agencies with unresolved audit problems.

Criminal JusticeHealthcareLabor Employment

Impact Analysis

Personal Impact

How this policy affects specific groups of people

Mixed Impacts(6)

Military Veteran

Neutral

Chronic Illness

Neutral

Mental Health

Neutral

Disability Benefits

Neutral

Housing Assistance

Neutral

Tribal Member

Neutral

Milestones

2 milestones2 actions

Apr 8, 2025House

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Apr 8, 2025

Introduced in House

What Happens Next

Projected impacts based on AI analysis

Starting in fiscal year 2027 (begins Oct. 1, 2026)

If Congress funds it, grant dollars become available for FY2027

Even if the bill becomes law earlier, meaningful money for many departments may not flow until the FY2027 federal budget is in place.

Related News

5 articles

Nasdaq·12 months ago

New Bill: Representative Josh Gottheimer introduces H.R. 2711: Invest to Protect Act of 2025

Explainer-style coverage of H.R. 2711’s DOJ grant program for departments under 175 officers, including training, hiring/retention incentives, audits, and a 3-year ineligibility for unresolved audit findings.

WGLT (NPR member station)·11 months ago

Sorensen celebrates federal grant that adds NPD officers, enhances community policing

Local reporting that explicitly mentions the reintroduction of the Invest to Protect Act and frames it as a pathway for small/midsize departments to access federal support for training and resources.

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Police1·about 1 year ago

Senators push for $250M in grants to fund training, retention bonuses for small police departments

Covers the Invest to Protect Act’s proposed grant funding for small departments (175 or fewer officers), emphasizing training, recruitment/retention, and mental-health support components.

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