FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – Attorney General Russell Coleman announced Monday he has launched a $15 million grant program to equip local law enforcement agencies with much-needed body armor and other gear. Earlier this year, Kentucky’s General Assembly created the Body Armor Grant Program and provided funding for two years. These grants will support law enforcement and first responders in purchasing body armor, duty weapons, ammunition, electronic control devices and body-worn cameras. Coleman says the program is important, as around 20 percent of Kentucky law enforcement officers have either expired body armor or none at all. Many of these professionals are left to purchase their own equipment.
