The Invest to Protect Act of 2025 creates a federal grant program to help small local police departments improve officer training, mental health support, and recruitment and retention. The grants are available to counties, cities, and tribal governments that employ fewer than 175 law enforcement officers, and funding can be used for de-escalation training, mental health services, signing and retention bonuses (up to 20 percent of salary), safety training for specialized situations, and graduate education in mental health or social work fields. The bill authorizes up to $50 million per year from 2026 through 2030 and requires the Department of Justice to award grants within 120 days of enactment using a streamlined application process that takes no more than two hours to complete. The legislation includes oversight provisions requiring annual audits by the Inspector General, disclosure of bonuses awarded, and evaluation of program effectiveness, with grantees found to misuse funds facing a three-year ban from future grants.
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