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Tuscaloosa at a glance

Population by race and Hispanic origin

Key	Awarding Agency	Amount in Dollars
	White, not Hispanic or Latino	54,240
	Black or African American	44,822
	American Indian and Alaska native	191
	Asian	2,831
	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	17
	Two or More Races	2,433
	Hispanic or Latino	6,292

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Full-time law enforcement staff, Tuscaloosa Police Department

248 Officers
70 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

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

Federal grant funding for Tuscaloosa

Data was last updated July 1, 2024

We identified over $496.8K in federal grant funding, FY 2016-2026

Grant funding over time

Grant funding by federal department

Key	Awarding Agency	Amount in Dollars
	Department of Justice	$496,848

Recent grants

USA spending grants for: Tuscaloosa
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
$66,884.00	10/1/2021 9/30/2025	CITY OF TUSCALOOSA THE EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG) PROGRAM ALLOWS UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING TRIBES, TO SUPPORT A BROAD RANGE OF ACTIVITIES TO PREVENT AND CONTROL CRIME BASED ON THEIR OWN STATE AND LOCAL NEEDS AND CONDITIONS. GRANT FUNDS CAN BE USED FOR STATE AND LOCAL INITIATIVES, …	Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs	16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program	Prime
$58,112.00	10/1/2020 9/30/2024	CITY OF TUSCALOOSA TRAINING TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF OFFICERS THAT ARE CERTIFIED TO PERFORM ON THE CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM TO ALLEVIATE THE NUMBER OF MENTAL HEALTH INPATIENTS IN TUSCALOOSA AND SURROUNDING AREAS.	Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs	16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program	Prime
$48,255.00	10/1/2019 9/30/2024	CITY OF TUSCALOOSA FY 2020 CITY OF TUSCALOOSA AND COUNTY OF TUSCALOOSA JAG XVII PROJECT.	Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs	16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program	Prime

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Military equipment transfers

Data last updated April 6, 2026

$4.1M value of military equipment has been transferred to the Tuscaloosa Police Department

The highest-value stock number reported is MINE RESISTANT VEHICLE with 1 item valued at $865,000.00 each

Recent equipment transfers

Military equipment transfers
Ship date	Item and National Stock Number (NSN)	Acquisition value	Quantity	Acquisition value, each	Acquisition value, total	DEMIL code / IC	DEMIL code	DEMIL IC
3/31/2026	UTILITY VEHICLE,OFF ROAD 2310-01-654-4105	Acquisition value	2	2 @ $31,905.14	$63,810.28	DEMIL code / IC	A	1
3/31/2026	TOOL KIT,ELECTRICIAN'S 5180-01-659-5021	Acquisition value	4	4 @ $17,611.71	$70,446.84	DEMIL code / IC	A	1
1/30/2025	TRAILER,TRANSPORT,TOTAL CONTAINMENT BOMB DISPOSAL 1385-01-573-6046	Acquisition value	1	1 @ $284,528.08	$284,528.08	DEMIL code / IC	Q	3
7/7/2023	ARMOR,TRANSPARENT,VEHICULAR WINDOW 2541-01-581-2107	Acquisition value	1	1 @ $541.80	$541.80	DEMIL code / IC	D	1

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