Winston-Salem, North Carolina | Police Funding Database | LDF

Winston-Salem at a glance

Population by race and Hispanic origin

Key	Awarding Agency	Amount in Dollars
	White, not Hispanic or Latino	110,371
	Black or African American	78,342
	American Indian and Alaska native	280
	Asian	6,100
	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	608
	Two or More Races	14,388
	Hispanic or Latino	44,832

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Full-time law enforcement staff, Winston-Salem Police Department

380 Officers
146 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

2.4 National average, cities with 250,000+ population
2.2 National average

Federal grant funding for Winston-Salem

Data was last updated March 24, 2026

We identified over $1.5M 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	$1,594,941

Recent grants

USA spending grants for: Winston-Salem
Amount	Start and end dates	Recipient and description	Awarding agency	CFDA program	Type
$175,000.00	10/1/2025 9/30/2027	CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM THE WINSTON-SALEM POLICE DEPARTMENT (WSPD) PROPOSES MORE THAN THE BADGE: STRATEGIC RECRUITMENT INITIATIVE, A COMPREHENSIVE, DATA-DRIVEN EFFORT TO ADDRESS CRITICAL RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION CHALLENGES WHILE PROMOTING INNOVATION, DIVERSITY, AND STRONGER COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS. THIS INITIATIVE WILL M…	Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions	16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants	Prime
$200,000.00	10/1/2024 9/30/2026	CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM THE WINSTON-SALEM POLICE DEPARTMENT (WSPD) WILL USE FY24 LEMHWA FUNDING TO HIRE A FULL-TIME WELLNESS ADVOCATE, CONTRACTED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, AND WELLNESS TRAINING. THE WELLNESS ADVOCATE WILL OVERSEE ALL ASPECTS OF THE WSPD WELLNESS PROGRAM, INCLUDING PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND ENHANCINGTHE WSPD…	Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions	16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants	Prime
$272,077.39	3/15/2022 3/31/2024	CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM THE FY 2022 COPS OFFICE TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT PROGRAM (TEP) INVITATIONAL SOLICITATION IS AN INVITATION-ONLY GRANT PROGRAM DESIGNED TO DEVELOP AND ACQUIRE EFFECTIVE EQUIPMENT, TECHNOLOGIES, AND INTEROPERABLE COMMUNICATIONS THAT ASSIST IN RESPONDING TO AND PREVENTING CRIME. THE OBJECTIVE IS TO PR…	Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions	16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants	Prime
$255,662.00	10/1/2021 9/30/2025	CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM 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

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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.