Rural Policing Institute
Our Mission
The Rural Policing Institute (RPI) at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) develops tuition-free, specialized and advanced training, based upon sound research and delivers it to city, county and tribal law enforcement officers, fire and other emergency response providers located in rural areas.
These training programs are not only offered at FLETC facilities, many are exported to select sites throughout the country.
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Registration
Prerequisites for Attendance
This training program is open to qualified/full-time, city, campus, county, state and tribal law enforcement officers who work in a “rural area” which is defined as an area that is not located in a metropolitan statistical area, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget (www.whitehouse.gov/omb/bulletins/fy2009/09-01.pdf).
Tuition and Cost
- Tuition is FREE for qualified applicants.
- Lodging will be provided FREE for training programs conducted at the FLETC in Artesia, NM; Charleston, SC; and Glynco, GA, for those participants who live more than 50 miles from the training site.
- Free lodging may be available at other training venues. Availability of free lodging will be included in the confirmation notice.
- Meals and travel costs will NOT be funded by the RPI.
Contact Information
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
1131 Chapel Crossing Rd.
Glynco, GA 31524
Office Hours: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm EST. Mon - Fri
Email: FLETC-RuralPolicingInstitute@dhs.gov
General Information
Training Programs
- Anti-Terrorism Intelligence Awareness Training Program (AIATP) -- RPI
- Backcountry Tactics and Tracking Training Program (BTTTP) -- RPI
- Clandestine Lab Awareness and Safety Training Program (CLASTP) -- RPI
- Covert Electronic Tracking Program (CETP) -- RPI
- Critical Incident Response Training Program (CIRTP) -- RPI
- Digital Photography For Law Enforcement (DPLE) -- RPI
- Drug Law Enforcement Training Program (DLETP) -- RPI
- Firearms Instructor Training Program (FITP) -- RPI
- First Responder to Digital Evidence Program (FRDE) -- RPI
- First Responder Training Program (FRTP) -- RPI
- Instructional Techniques for Non-Lethal Training Ammunition (ITNTA) -- RPI
- Introduction to Fraud Investigation Training Program (IFITP) -- RPI
- Law Enforcement Rifle Training Program (LERTP) -- RPI
- Mobile Device Investigations Program (MDIP) -- RPI
- Officer Safety and Survival Training Program (OSSTP) -- RPI
- Operations Security for Public Safety Agencies Counterterrorism Training Program (OPSACTP) -- RPI
- Reactive Shooting Instructor Training Program (RSITP) -- RPI
- Seaport Security Antiterrorism Training Program (SSATP) -- RPI
- State and Local Law Enforcement Training Symposium (SLLETS) -- RPI
- Survival Shooting Training Program (SSTP) -- RPI
- Vehicle Criminal Interdiction Training Program (VCITP) -- RPI
- Weapons of Mass Destruction Training Program Level I WMDTP L1 Operations-Mission Specific (NFPA 472) -- RPI
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