Knoxville, Tennessee | Police Funding Database | LDF | TMI

Knoxville at a glance

Population by race and Hispanic origin

Key	Awarding Agency	Amount in Dollars
	White, not Hispanic or Latino	136,350
	Black or African American	32,085
	American Indian and Alaska native	64
	Asian	3,829
	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	37
	Two or More Races	8,380
	Hispanic or Latino	17,617

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Full-time law enforcement staff, Knoxville Police Department

346 Officers
147 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 Knoxville

Data was last updated March 24, 2026

We identified over $4.3M 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	$3,366,340
	Executive Office of the President	$977,000

Recent grants

USA spending grants for: Knoxville
Amount	Start and end dates	Recipient and description	Awarding agency	CFDA program	Type
$175,000.00	10/1/2025 9/30/2027	CITY OF KNOXVILLE THE KNOXVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S (KPD) WILL USE GRANT FUNDS TO ESTABLISH THE CRIME GUN LIAISON PROGRAM (CGLP) TO ADDRESS PERSISTENT GUN VIOLENCE BY ACCELERATING INTELLIGENCE, TARGETING DRIVERS OF VIOLENCE, AND ENHANCING EVIDENCE FOR PROSECUTION. THE CGLP WILL BE IMPLEMENTED THROUGH THREE MAJOR ACT…	Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions	16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants	Prime
$134,500.00	1/1/2023 12/31/2024	CITY OF KNOXVILLE THIS GRANT WILL SUPPORT INITIATIVES DESIGNED TO IMPLEMENT THE STRATEGY PROPOSED BY THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE APPALACHIA HIDTA AND APPROVED BY THE OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY.	Executive Office of the President Office of the National Drug Control Policy	95.001 High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program	Sub
$250,000.00	9/1/2022 2/28/2026	CITY OF KNOXVILLE THIS AWARD IS TO INTRODUCE CONTEMPORARY AND REALISTIC TRAINING UTILIZING THE VIRTRA VIRTUAL REALITY SYSTEM, TO ENHANCE TRAINING BY PROCURING EXPANDED SOFTWARE AND SUPPLEMENTAL COMPONENTS AND SOFTWARE UPGRADES TO PERMIT INSTRUCTORS TO SUPERIMPOSE ACTUAL CITY LOCATIONS INTO THE VIDEO IN ORDER TO CREA…	Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions	16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants	Prime
$143,000.00	1/1/2022 12/31/2023	CITY OF KNOXVILLE THIS GRANT WILL SUPPORT INITIATIVES DESIGNED TO IMPLEMENT THE STRATEGY PROPOSED BY THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE APPALACHIA HIDTA AND APPROVED BY THE OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY.	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

Data last updated April 6, 2026

$1M value of military equipment has been transferred to the Knoxville Police Department

The highest-value stock number reported is MINE RESISTANT VEHICLE with 1 item valued at $767,360.00 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
7/24/2025	PACKBOT 510 WITH FASTAC REMOTELY CONTROLLED VEHICLE 1385-01-593-6219	Acquisition value	1	1 @ $77,000.00	$77,000.00	DEMIL code / IC	Q	3
7/3/2025	PACKBOT 510 WITH FASTAC REMOTELY CONTROLLED VEHICLE 1385-01-593-6219	Acquisition value	2	2 @ $77,000.00	$154,000.00	DEMIL code / IC	Q	3
10/16/2019	MINE RESISTANT VEHICLE 2355-01-623-0967	Acquisition value	1	1 @ $767,360.00	$767,360.00	DEMIL code / IC	C	1
10/21/2013	TRUCK,UTILITY 2320-01-455-9593	Acquisition value	1	1 @ $60,409.00	$60,409.00	DEMIL code / IC	C	1

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