Grant Award Notification from the Spirit of Blue Foundation
The Spirit of Blue Foundation 501(c)(3) is pleased to inform you that the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) has been selected to receive a Safety Equipment Grant in the form of patrol rifles and tourniquets with duty belt pouches. The equipment will be sourced directly from LMT Defense, North American Rescue and Blue Force Gear by Spirit of Blue and donated to the MCSO.
This grant is funded by a generous donation from Law Enforcement United (LEU). LEU is a national organization of active and retired law enforcement officers, along with surviving family members of lost officers, who raise money and ride an average of 250 miles on bicycles into Washington, DC each year for National Police Week to honor lost officers. The funds they raise are donated to Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.), Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP) and Spirit of Blue Foundation. Since their founding in 2009 they have raised over $5,750,000 for law enforcement causes.
The grant includes:
•Six (6) Defender 2000 SPM10 patrol rifles chambered in .223/5.56mm with 10.5” barrels (LMT Defense). Additional paperwork will need to be completed to submit to the BATFE and for FET Exemption.
•Six (6) PRO red dot optics (Aimpoint)
•Six (6) Vicker’s Combat Application Slings (Blue Force Gear) for enhance weapon retention.
•Six (6) Ten-Speed M4 Chest Rigs (Blue Force Gear) for spare magazine storage.
•Six (6) MBUS rear back-up sights (Magpul Industries)
•Six (6) 30 round PMAG’s (Magpul Industries)
•Thirty-three (33) Gen7 C-A-T Tourniquets (North American Rescue), and;
•Thirty-three (33) Tourniquet NOW! Pouches (Blue Force Gear) to be worn by each officer while on duty.
•The value of the grant being awarded is $16,441.54.
Nothing additional will be provided as part of the grant.
In keeping with the Spirit of Blue’s mission of enhancing officer safety and vitality through meeting safety equipment and training needs, this grant is intended to provide the necessary equipment for your patrol officers to be protected from threats while serving their community. In order to properly utilize the granted tourniquets and duty belt pouches it is incumbent upon the receiving agency to provide the proper training to each individual deputy who will be receiving a tourniquet.
Again, congratulations on your agency being selected. We are hopeful that the use of this grant aids greatly in the safety of your officers and the effectiveness of your agency.