Salt Lake City, Utah | Police Funding Database | LDF

Salt Lake City at a glance

Population by race and Hispanic origin

Key	Awarding Agency	Amount in Dollars
	White, not Hispanic or Latino	139,268
	Black or African American	3,522
	American Indian and Alaska native	1,320
	Asian	12,321
	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	2,105
	Two or More Races	12,788
	Hispanic or Latino	45,908

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Full-time law enforcement staff, Salt Lake City Police Department

585 Officers
156 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 Salt Lake City

Data was last updated March 24, 2026

We identified over $8M 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	$4,165,148
	Executive Office of the President	$3,861,563

Recent grants

USA spending grants for: Salt Lake City
Amount	Start and end dates	Recipient and description	Awarding agency	CFDA program	Type
$500,000.00	10/1/2025 9/30/2027	SALT LAKE CITY CORPORATION APPLICANT PROPOSES A TRAINING PROJECT ON DE-ESCALATION TACTICS AND ALTERNATIVES TO USE OF FORCE FOCUS AREA. IF AWARDED, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL ENHANCE ITS TRAINING PROGRAM TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN OFFICERS' DE-ESCALATION PROFICIENCY BY 1) INVESTING IN A NEW VIRTUAL REALITY (VR) TRAINING SIMULATOR …	Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions	16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants	Prime
$579,834.00	1/1/2025 12/31/2026	SALT LAKE CITY CORPORATION HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS HIDTA PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR FY 2025 GRANT AWARD	Executive Office of the President Executive Office of the President	95.001 High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program	Prime
$526,314.64	1/1/2023 12/31/2024	SALT LAKE CITY CORPORATION 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
$24,170.00	9/1/2022 2/28/2026	SALT LAKE CITY CORPORATION THE SALT LAKE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL DEVELOP AN EVALUATION OF THE PROMISING YOUTH PROJECT. THIS EVALUATION WILL PROVIDE FOUR MAJOR SERVICES: EVALUATION OF PROGRAM FIDELITY, EVALUATION OF PROGRAM OUTCOMES, TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND DEVELOPMENT OF A FINAL REPORT.	Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions	16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants	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.