MCPF COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS GRANT PROGRAM

BUILDING TRUST
The Minnesota Chiefs of Police Foundation (MCPF) believes strong community partnerships are a core component of modern policing.

To support this work, MCPF offers grants to Minnesota police departments to strengthen relationships and build trust with the public. These efforts may include engagement with residents, youth, community organizations, and the business community.

Many community trust–building programs require resources and funding that are not always available to local departments.

MCPF helps fill that gap. With your support, MCPF enables police departments to carry out community relations projects, surveys, programs, and initiatives that promote trust, transparency, and strong, lasting relationships.

2025 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 2025 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 $100,000 in grant funds to support 58 agencies in strengthening their partnerships with the communities they serve.

Congratulations to the following agencies that received Community Partnership Grants:

• Adrian Police Department - Lights & Sirens of Giving
• Apple Valley Police Department – Buns and Badges Hot Dog Stand
  
• Avon Police Department – All City National Night Out
  
• Battle Lake Police Department – 2nd Annual National Night Out
  
• Belgrade Brooten Police Department – Law Enforcement Against Drugs and Violence (LEAD)
  
• Belle Plaine Police Department – Hook, Line, and Heroes Youth River Fishing Derby
  
• Bemidji Police Department – Casting with Cops
  
• Big Lake Police Department – Big Lake Police Department Community BBQ
  
• Blaine Police Department – Junior Citizens Academy
  
• Bloomington Police Department – Youth Leadership Academy
  
• City of Ramsey Police Department – E-Bikes for Bike Patrol
  
• Clearbrook-Gonvick Police Dept. – Items to purchase to hand out the youth
  
• Columbia Heights Police Department – Basketball and Volleyball youth mentorship programs
  
• Corcoran Police Department – Corcoran Police Department Citizen Academy
  
• Cottage Grove Police Department – Cottage Grove Police Youth Academy
  
• Detroit Lakes Police Department – Shop with a Cop
  
• Dilworth Police Department – Dilworth Community Safety Fair
  
• Eagan Police Department – Detective for a Day
  
• East Grand Forks Police Department – East Grand Forks Showcase
  
• Edina Police Department – Circle of Discipline – Edina School District/EPD Collaboration
  
• Elk River Police Department – Revitalize department’s crime prevention program
  
• Elko New Market Police Department – Elko New Market Public Safety Bike and Scooter Rodeo
  
• Ely Police Department – National Night Out 2026
  
• Fairfax Police Department – National Night Out and Fall Open House
  
• Fairmont Police Department – The Bean and Bear Project
  
• Farmington Police Department – Movie Night with the Cops
  
• Floodwood Police Department – National Bike to School Day
  
• Gaylord Police Department – Fall EMS Open House
  
• Glencoe Police Department – Glencoe Silver Lake SRO/DARE Program
  
• Grand Rapids Police Department – Reface Block Party Trailer
  
• Henderson Police Department – Community Policing and City Ordinance Development Program
  
• Hokah Police Department – Coffee with a Cop
  
• Keewatin Police Department – 2025 Keewatin Police Department School Snack and Clothing Drive
  
• Le Sueur Police Department – Good Choices Community Sessions
  
• Mankato Public Safety – Operation Turkey Drop
  
• Medina Police Department – 2025 Trunk or Treat
  
• Minnetonka Police Department – Student Multicultural Advisory Committee (SMAC)
  
• New Prague Police Department – ArcGIS Community Halloween Event Police Department Open House
  
• New Richland Police Department – Community Events hosted by the Police Department
  
• Pequot Lakes PD – National Night Out and 7th Annual Pequot Lakes Trick or Treat Halloween Event
  
• Proctor Police Department – Proctor Police Department’s Annual Community Engagements
  
• Red Wing Police Department – Bike Rodeo
  
• Richfield Police Department – Copes and Cones
  
• Rochester Police Department – RPD Community Engagement Pop-Up Events
  
• Saint Peter Police Department – Community Thread
  
• Sartell Police Department – Sartell National Night Out
  
• Savage Police Department – Holiday Heroes
  
• Spring Lake Park Police Department – Neighborhood Watch
  
• St. Cloud Police Department – South Side Hoops Basketball
  
• Starbuck Police Department – Cops and Kids – Shop with a Cop
  
• Tyler Police Department – Coffee with the cops, Christmas from the Cops, National Night Out
  
• West Concord Police Department – National Night Out 2026
  
• West Hennepin Public Safety – Cops and Bobbers
  
• West St. Paul Police Department – Wednesday Activities
• White Bear Lake Police Department – Cops and Bobbers
• Winthrop Police Department – Slide & Slice with Cops at Conklin Hill
• Woodbury Public Safety: Police, Fire and EMS – Community Police Academy
• Wyoming Police Department – Wyoming Police Multicultural Advisory Committee Food Truck Expo

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.

2025 Grant Application - CLOSED

The Minnesota Chiefs of Police Foundation (MCPF) is proud to support police departments across Minnesota in advancing community partnerships and strengthening public trust through the Community Partnerships Grant Program. 

The goal of the program is to support, supplement, initiate, or accelerate a department’s efforts to engage with the community in meaningful ways. All events, projects, programs, or initiatives submitted for consideration must aim to build relationships, trust, transparency, cooperation, or partnerships with the communities served.

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