The Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) Center at Texas State University has received a $8.7 million grant from the the United States Department of Justice’s Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Preparing for Active Shooter Situations (PASS) program.

The grant will support ALERRT’s Integrated Response Training Program, which provides training across the country to improve rapid response to active shooter events.

“This grant will allow us to prepare la...