Past Grants

Baltimore Police Department

Funding from the Abell Foundation will support the Baltimore Police Deparment’s efforts to send six BPD leaders to the Senior Management Institute for Police (SMIP).  SMIP is a program of the Police Executive Leadership Forum (PERF) that provides police executives with intensive training in the latest management concepts and practices used in business and government.  It is designed for mid-upper level police executives who will ultimately serve in leading roles in their police agencies.

Baltimore Police Department

Funding from the Abell Foundation will support the Baltimore Police Department’s efforts to send eight BPD leaders to the Senior Management Institute for Police (SMIP). SMIP is a program of the Police Executive Leadership Forum (PERF) that provides police executives with intensive training in the latest management concepts and practices used in business and government. It is designed for mid-upper level police executives who will ultimately serve in leading roles in their police agencies.

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Baltimore Police Department

In support of the Baltimore Police Department Cadet Drivers Education Program, which will provide 30 cadets with driver training and licensing.

Baltimore Police Foundation

In support of the DNA Cold Case Project that uses DNA technology to identify Baltimore’s most violent offenders and to help clear innocent individuals.

Baltimore Police Foundation

In support of the Environmental Crimes Unit Campaign Against Illegal Dumping, including prosecution of offenders and the establishment of a “tip line” to encourage citizens to report illegal dumping. This effort will target ten “hot spots” that have been identified as chronic dumping sites for commercial debris and illegal contaminants.