Huntsville at a glance


Population by race and Hispanic origin


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Full-time law enforcement staff, Huntsville Police Department

  • 427 Officers
  • 124 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

  • 1.9 Huntsville
  • 1.6 National average, cities with 100,000 to 249,999 population
  • 2.2 National average

These figures reflect the Huntsville Police Department only, and do not include state or other police agencies that may be present in this location.

Federal grant funding for Huntsville

Data was last updated July 1, 2024


We identified over $2.7M in federal grant funding, FY 2014-2024

Grant funding over time

Grant funding by federal department

Recent grants

USA spending grants for: Huntsville
Amount Start and end dates Recipient and description Awarding agency CFDA program Type
$152,995.00 10/1/2023
9/30/2026
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO ENHANCE THE SAFETY IN THE COMMUNITY OF ANNISTON, BESSEMER, BIRMINGHAM, HUNTSVILLE, AND TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA BY IMPLEMENTING EVIDENCE-BASED ENFORCEMENT AND CRIME PREVENTION STRATEGIES THAT DISRUPT AND DETER COMMUNITY VIOLENCE THROUGH FOCUSING UPON THE MOST VIOLENT OF… Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 16.609 Project Safe Neighborhoods Prime
$70,351.75 9/1/2021
8/31/2024
CITY OF HUNTSVILLE PURCHASE EQUIPMENT TO IMPROVE AND SUSTAIN BOMB SQUAD. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency 97.067 Homeland Security Grant Program Sub
$44,000.00 9/1/2021
8/31/2024
CITY OF HUNTSVILLE PURCHASE EQUIPMENT TO COMBAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EXTREMISM Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency 97.067 Homeland Security Grant Program Sub
$213,618.00 1/1/2021
12/31/2022
CITY OF HUNTSVILLE HIDTA Executive Office of the President Office of the National Drug Control Policy 95.001 High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program Sub

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Military equipment transfers


We were unable to locate any military equipment transfers for this location using the LESO Property Transferred to Participating Agencies database published by the Defense Logistics Agency. It is possible that this location has acquired military equipment for policing via other sources or programs.