Asheville, North Carolina | Police Funding Database | LDF

Asheville at a glance

Population by race and Hispanic origin

Key	Awarding Agency	Amount in Dollars
	White, not Hispanic or Latino	73,941
	Black or African American	9,111
	American Indian and Alaska native	181
	Asian	1,190
	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	86
	Two or More Races	2,696
	Hispanic or Latino	6,731

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Full-time law enforcement staff, Asheville Police Department

165 Officers
39 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

2.18 Asheville
1.6 National average, cities with 50,000 to 99,999 population
2.2 National average

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

Federal grant funding for Asheville

Data was last updated July 1, 2024

We identified over $2M in federal grant funding, FY 2015-2025

Grant funding over time

Grant funding by federal department

Key	Awarding Agency	Amount in Dollars
	Department of Justice	$652,934
	Executive Office of the President	$1,369,083

Recent grants

USA spending grants for: Asheville
Amount	Start and end dates	Recipient and description	Awarding agency	CFDA program	Type
$154,638.00	1/1/2024 12/31/2025	ASHEVILLE, CITY OF THE HIDTA PROGRAM REDUCES ILLICIT DRUG SUPPLY BY AIDING FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND TRIBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. PERFORMANCE IS MEASURED BY DISMANTLING/DISRUPTING DRUG TRAFFICKING AND MONEY LAUNDERING ORGANIZATIONS AND IMPROVING EFFECTIVENESS OF THE INITIATIVES.	Executive Office of the President Office of the National Drug Control Policy	95.001 High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program	Prime
$154,638.00	1/1/2023 12/31/2024	ASHEVILLE, CITY OF THE HIDTA PROGRAM REDUCES ILLICIT DRUG SUPPLY BY AIDING FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND TRIBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. PERFORMANCE IS MEASURED BY DISMANTLING/DISRUPTING DRUG TRAFFICKING AND MONEY LAUNDERING ORGANIZATIONS AND IMPROVING EFFECTIVENESS OF THE INITIATIVES.	Executive Office of the President Office of the National Drug Control Policy	95.001 High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program	Prime
$175,000.00	9/1/2022 11/30/2024	CITY OF ASHEVILLE THE ASHEVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT LEMHWA IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT SUPPORTS FUNDING WILL BE USED TO HIRE AND FUND A WELLNESS COORDINATOR POSITION WITHIN THE ASHEVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THIS NEW POSITION WILL DEVELOP A WELL-ROUNDED APPROACH TO RESPOND TO OFFICERS' NEEDS AS THEY RELATE TO THE MENTAL HEAL…	Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions	16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants	Prime
$154,638.00	1/1/2022 12/31/2023	ASHEVILLE, CITY OF THE HIDTA PROGRAM REDUCES ILLICIT DRUG SUPPLY BY AIDING FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND TRIBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. PERFORMANCE IS MEASURED BY DISMANTLING/DISRUPTING DRUG TRAFFICKING AND MONEY LAUNDERING ORGANIZATIONS AND IMPROVING EFFECTIVENESS OF THE INITIATIVES.	Executive Office of the President Office of the National Drug Control Policy	95.001 High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program	Prime

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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.