2024 Community Partnership Grant Recipients

The Minnesota Chiefs of Police Foundation (MCPF) is proud to continue its mission of fostering community partnerships and building trust between police officers and communities across Minnesota. For the 2024 grant cycle, the Foundation is pleased to announce the approval of a record number of Community Partnership Grants.

This year's grants will support new initiatives and expand ongoing programs, demonstrating the dynamic and evolving nature of law enforcement's commitment to fostering meaningful community relationships. After carefully reviewing applications, the Foundation awarded 36 grants to support 48 agencies in strengthening their partnerships with the communities they serve.

Congratulations to the following agencies that received Community Partnership Grants:

• Aitkin PD - Community Policing Engagement Projects
• Belle Plaine PD - Hooks Lines and Heroes Fishing Derby
• Blooming Prairie PD - Elder Scam and Senior Fraud Abuse Awareness
• Bloomington PD - Trivia with Teens
• Braham PD - Pin Pals
• Brooklyn Center PD - Community Open House (Spring 2025)
• Burnsville PD - Teen Academy
• Cambridge PD - Youth Bike Rodeo
• Champlin PD - Police Explorer Post 999
• Corcoran PD - Coffee and Conversations with Cops
• Cottage Grove PD - Youth Academy
• Detroit Lakes, Frazee, Audubon, Lake Park PDs: Shop with a Cop
• Eagan PD - Youth Leadership Academy
• Edina PD - School District Collaboration on Discipline
• Glencoe PD - Community Events
• Glyndon PD - Community Outreach
  
• Inver Grove Heights PD - Cops and Bobbers
  
• Lakeville PD - Crisis Care Activity Items
  
• Le Sueur PD - Smart Choices Workshops
  
• Lewiston PD - Community Outreach Initiative
  
• Maple Grove, Plymouth, Minnetonka, Eden Prairie PDs - Youth Domestic Violence Prevention Education
  
• Mendota Heights PD - 2020 Project
  
• New Brighton DPS - Peace Keepers Program & Cyber Safety Class
  
• New Hope PD - Santa Parade
  
• Starbuck, Glenwood PDs, Pope Co. Sheriff's Office - Cops and Kids
  
• Prior Lake PD - Bike Rodeo Safety Program
  
• Red Wing, Cannon Falls, Zumbrota, Goodhue Co. Sheriff's Office: Skate with a Cop
  
• Richfield PD - Pizza with Police
  
• Robbinsdale PD/Hennepin Co. JCPP: Youth Builders at Robbinsdale Middle School
  
• Saint Paul Park PD - Community Engagement and Outreach
  
• Saint Peter PD - Community Thread
  
• Sartell PD - National Night Out
  
• Savage PD - Holiday Heroes
  
• Waite Park PD - Free Shredding and Drug Take Back Event
  
• West Concord PD - National Night Out
  
• Wyoming PD - Multicultural Advisory Committee Food Truck Festival (2025)

Thank you to all of the corporate sponsors and donors who supported MCPF, allowing them to grant meaningful community partnership grants to many of our police agencies throughout the state.