Line of Duty Death Benefits for Survivors
Federal Line of Duty Death Benefits
• Federal Public Safety Officers’ Benefit – $448,575
(October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025 pursuant to 34 U.S.C. §10281)
• Federal Public Safety Officers’ Benefit – $437,503
(October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024 pursuant to 34 U.S.C. §10281)
FEDERAL LINE OF DUTY DEATH BENEFITS
• Public Safety Support Act of 2022 (Public Law 117‐172)
• Federal PSOB Program – COVID-19 Update
• Safeguarding America’s First Responders Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-157)
• Protecting America’s First Responders Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-61)
Indiana Line of Duty Death Benefits
• Indiana Special Death Benefit – $225,000
(effective after July 1, 2020 pursuant to IC 36-8-8-20)
• Indiana Special Death Benefit – $150,000
(effective until June 30, 2020 pursuant to IC 36-8-8-20)
• Indiana Lump Sum Death Benefit – $12,000
(effective since July 1, 2008 pursuant to IC 36-8-8-16)
Contact Information for Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Act
Office of Justice Programs
Bureau of Justice Assistance
U.S. Department of Justice
810 Seventh Street, NW, Fourth Floor
Washington, DC 20531
(202) 307-0635
(888) 744-6513
Email: [email protected]
Website: bja.ojp.gov
Contact Information for Indiana Special Death Benefit Fund
Indiana Public Retirement System
One North Capitol Avenue, Suite 001
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2014
(888) 526-1687
Fax: (866) 591-9441
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.in.gov/inprs
For Additional Assistance
Chapter and Survivor Support
Concerns of Police Survivors
846 Old South 5
Post Office Box 3199
Camdenton, MO 65020-3199
(573) 346-4911
Fax: (573) 346-1414
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.concernsofpolicesurvivors.org
Federal and Indiana benefits packages were compiled by
and used with permission from Concerns of Police Survivors.
A Note on the Criteria for Line of Duty Death Benefits
The criteria used for the awarding of line of duty death benefits by any federal, state or local entity, or from other sources, are separate and distinct from the acceptance for inclusion to be honored on the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial or the Indiana Law Enforcement and Fire Fighters Memorial.
Only the Criteria for Inclusion adopted by the Indiana Law Enforcement Memorial will be used to determine whether an eligible line of duty death exists to be honored on this website.