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National Association of Chiefs of Police
K-9 Assistance Program Highlights
Since 2001, NACOP has assisted police departments throughout the United States with their K-9 programs. We have provided $34,300
through our direct assistance grants.
But we wanted to do more so, in April of 2003 we began a new program designed to promote community involvement and participation. The K-9 Partnership program has proven to
be one of our most successful and rewarding programs. In just over a year $99,254 has been given to departments all over the country. Since their inception the programs have provided $133,554 in K-9 assistance.
Unfortunately, many police agencies do not have the funding to maintain a police canine program. Many of these are small to
midsize departments that simply do not have the budget to include this service. In many cases these small communities have become a haven for drug traffickers. These criminals know that the police do not have
the resources to adequately protect the public from them.
For most of these communities, it would only take one dog, one trained police canine to help rid the community of this criminal
element.
For almost four years, the National Association of Chiefs of Police has helped fund some of these under-funded departments. With
donations from citizens throughout the United States, NACOP has worked with departments to add a dog to an existing program or to help departments fund their first canine.
The need is great. Every week more departments apply for funding. We would like to provide a canine for each department that has
a need. Unfortunately, unless we receive donations to meet this need we will not be able to provide the funding.
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