Law Enforcement Mutual Aid (LEMA) Fund
On July 1, 2022, the Law Enforcement Mutual Aid (LEMA) Assistance Fund became available to reimburse law enforcement agencies that respond to disasters and emergencies outside their jurisdictions. The fund is $25 million annually.
Eligible Applicants
LEMA Fund is available to sworn members of:
- City Police Departments
- Sheriff’s Offices
- Probation Offices
- District Attorneys’ Offices
- Coroner/Medical Examiners
Eligible Costs
LEMA Fund will pay 100% of the following eligible costs:
- Responding Officer overtime
- Backfill for responding Officers
- Lodging (case by case, requires approved justification)
- Per Diem (case by case, requires approved justification)
- Mileage- to and from the incident site
- Fuel (case by case, requires approved justification)
- Extraordinary Equipment (Case by Case i.e ISU vehicles, Rapid DNA, etc.)
Reimbursement Process
Submit a Workbook and supporting documentation through the LEMA Fund Application. See link below.
Instructional/Reference Material
LEMA Fund Application
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Incident Fact Sheets
When an incident is eligible for Cal OES LEMA Fund a fact sheet will be created according to all facts of the incident. It will provide important application information to include the LEMA incident dates.
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Contact Information:
LEMA Fund Team
LemaFund@caloes.ca.gov
Jodi Lopez
Division Chief
(916) 845-8307
Taryn Renowden
AGPA
(916) 845-8705
Pooja Randhawa
SSM I
(916) 845-8743
Nancy Talley
AGPA
(916) 845-8706