# Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program (16.571)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/16-571-public-safety-officers-benefits-program/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program is run by Department of Justice. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $22.4 million in 4 grants, about $5.6 million per award.

## Objectives

Program goal(s) name: Death, disability, and education benefits for eligible public safety officers
Program goal(s) description: Provide death and education benefits to survivors of fallen law enforcement officers, firefighters, and other first responders, and disability benefits to officers catastrophically injured in the line of duty.
Program objective(s) name: Process claims and provide death, disability, and education benefits for eligible public safety officers and survivors.
Program objective(s) description: To provide death benefits to the eligible survivors of public safety officers whose deaths are the direct and proximate result of an injury sustained in the line of duty; To provide disability benefits to public safety officers who have been permanently and totally disabled as the direct and proximate result of an injury sustained in the line of duty.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $0 | 0 |
| 2022 | $0 | 0 |
| 2023 | $10.4 million | 2 |
| 2024 | $0 | 0 |
| 2025 | $12.0 million | 2 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Concerns of Police Survivors Inc | Missouri | $11.5 million |
| The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation | Maryland | $11.5 million |