In 1991, the G.R.E.A.T. Program was developed through a combined effort of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Phoenix Police Department (PPD). In early 1992, the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) joined ATF and the PPD to expand the program nationwide. For the next 11 years, ATF supported G.R.E.A.T. local programs nationwide in the form of grants. FLETC provided the support necessary to train G.R.E.A.T. instructors.

ATF continues to support G.R.E.A.T. by providing experienced staff to the National Training Committee (NTC) and National Training Team (NTT) and promotes the program at educator, law enforcement, and crime prevention conferences. Although FLETC no longer supports the G.R.E.A.T. Officer Training (GOT) courses, it provides valuable assistance to G.R.E.A.T. through its support of the Curricula Development Review Committee. During 2006, FLETC updated the G.R.E.A.T. Officer In-Service Training and will offer this training in each of the five regions. FLETC also provides the in-service training for the NTT staff.

In 2004, Congress directed that overall program administration of G.R.E.A.T. be transferred to the Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). Between 2004 and 2006, BJA distributed more than $36 million, in grant funds, to a variety of state and local jurisdictions to support their local G.R.E.A.T. programs.

For a more complete history, see History of the G.R.E.A.T. Program.

	U.S. Department of Justice - Bureau of Justice Assistance Information on Grants and Funding Phone: (202) 616-6500 Toll-Free: (866) 859-2687 E-Mail: askbja@usdoj.gov
	U.S. Department of Justice - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
	U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Federal Law Enforcement Training Center

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