About Institute for Intergovernmental Research
Creating and delivering dynamic solutions for our criminal justice partners.
Focus Areas
Law enforcement trainingCriminal justiceOfficer safety and wellnessGang prevention and interventionCriminal intelligence and fusion centersViolence reductionInformation sharing and data analysisProject management and training development
Who They Fund
small, rural, and tribal law enforcement agencies (particularly in Southwest border states)statewide law enforcement/public safety agenciesincarcerated people / individuals in jails experiencing withdrawallaw enforcement officers (as app users / wellness program recipients)
About Institute for Intergovernmental Research
A defining thread in The Institute for Intergovernmental Research Inc’s recent grantmaking is support for opioid surveillance and response infrastructure, especially a prescription drug monitoring hub and overdose detection systems. The largest awards in the file go to Integrated Justice Information Systems Institute Inc in Ashburn, Virginia, for program management, technology maintenance, and operational support for a prescription drug monitoring hub, including a $2,732,756 grant in 2025 and a $2,347,349 grant in 2024. That same technology-and-operations model appears elsewhere in the portfolio, where the foundation backs statewide overdose detection mapping programs and related public health work. The foundation also funds jail and law-enforcement interventions tied to substance use. Advocates for Human Potential in Sudbury, Massachusetts received grants to prepare guidelines for managing substance withdrawal in jails for BJA, while other awards support overdose prevention and intervention, treatment access, and recovery efforts for public agencies and health organizations. The recent record shows a public-safety funder that pairs technical systems with program management and implementation support rather than short-term project-only awards.
What Institute for Intergovernmental Research Funds
Opioid response is the clearest recurring theme. In 2023, the foundation gave $549,013 to Reno County Health Department in Hutchinson, Kansas for preventing and reducing overdose deaths associated with opioids, and $494,468 to the University of Baltimore in Baltimore, Maryland for development of an overdose detection and mapping application program (ODMAP). In 2024, Georgia Department of Public Health in Atlanta, Georgia received $326,424 to support statewide overdose detection mapping application program. The portfolio also reaches into jail health and law-enforcement wellness. Advocates for Human Potential in Sudbury, Massachusetts received $781,474 in 2024 and $520,966 in 2025 to prepare guidelines for managing substance withdrawal in jails for BJA. Another grant went to The National Center for the Prevention of Community Violence in Hampton, Virginia for a proof of concept for an already developed health and wellness mobile application for law enforcement. A third area is targeted support for tribal and local public health partners. Eastern Bank of Cherokee Indians in Cherokee, North Carolina received $474,123 for prevention and intervention activities to reduce overdose deaths and facilitate access to treatment and recovery.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$5.5M
Total Assets
$5.7M
Total Revenue
$39.7M
Total Expenses
$39.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $32K and $152K, with a median of $85K.
25th Percentile
$32K
Median
$85K
75th Percentile
$152K
Geographic Reach
National39 states funded
About 3% of grants go to recipients in TX.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
TOM L'ESPERANCE
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