Grants of up to $5,000 are available for law enforcement officers or firefighters to purchase strength training equipment. Funding is intended to provide law enforcement officers and firefighters with the tools needed to improve their health and safety through enhanced physical training, including strength training and defensive tactics training.
DC Blocks Law Enforcement Strength Training Equipment Support Grant is in honor of the Belleville, Illinois, police officers who supported Derrick Crass during his return to the Olympics for a second time in 1988. The DC Blocks equipment grant aims to enable these public servants to improve their health and safety on the job through increased strength, power, and defensive tactics training, subsequently protecting and serving their communities more effectively.