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Projects must build capabilities to prevent, protect against, respond to and recover from terrorist attacks and must show a terrorism nexus. A committee of sheriffs, police chiefs, county EMA directors and real-time crime center representatives scores applications.","funding":{"details":"Varies — check official page. ALEA's FY2024 pre-award training set a $10,000 minimum and $200,000 maximum per application ($500,000 for interoperability infrastructure projects)."},"funders":{"primary":{"id":"5041d6b3-0fc0-51a5-80e4-78822274aeef","name":"Alabama Law Enforcement Agency","identifiers":{"otherIds":{"org:opengrants:funder":{"registry":{"code":"org:opengrants:funder","url":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/registries/org-opengrants-funder.json"},"id":"01812326-a831-4aa0-85c7-988be17f59ee","allIds":[{"id":"01812326-a831-4aa0-85c7-988be17f59ee","status":"active"}]},"org:us:al:agency":{"registry":{"code":"org:us:al:agency","url":"https://opengrants.io/common-grants/registries/org-us-al-agency.json"},"id":"ALEA"}}}}},"keyDates":{"otherDates":{"cycle":{"name":"Application cycle","eventType":"other","details":"FY2026 round open June 1 - July 15, 2026 (closed), contingent on the FEMA award; the FY2024 round ran March 1 - April 15, 2024. 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Local units of government (counties, municipalities, local public authorities, school districts, special districts, councils of governments, regional entities), tribes and rural communities. ALEA names local first responders as typical applicants: sheriff's offices, police departments, paid and volunteer fire departments, emergency management agencies and rescue squads. 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