The National Law Enforcement Museum (NLEM) is a 57,000 foot facility with over 20,000 artifacts covering American law enforcement through interactive exhibits, history and contemporary artifact collections, with a dedicated space for research and educational programming.
The museum officially opened on October 13, 2018.
Proof #EB5isworking – museum would not have been built now but for EB5, a job creating immigrant program. This is an incredible tribute to our law enforcement community. @NLEMuseum pic.twitter.com/FJ3IzEXiIz
— Kristen Ng (@kristenng8) October 13, 2018
The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (“NLEOMF”), established in 1984, is a private nonprofit organization dedicated to telling the story of American law enforcement and making it safer for those who serve. NLEOMF maintains the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C., dedicated in October 1991, which is the nation’s monument to over 20,500 officers who have died in the line of duty throughout U.S. history dating back to 1791.
In 2000, the United States Congress and President Bill Clinton authorized the establishment of a National Law Enforcement Museum. The Law Enforcement Museum will be built in the historic Judiciary Square in Washington, D.C., adjacent to the existing National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial. In 2007, NLEOMF initiated a $100M capital campaign to support the development of the museum.
An EB-5 fund was identified that could raise $25M from foreign investors for the purchase of subordinate corporate bonds. The Green Card Fund managed the EB-5 immigrant investment program that generated $25 million needed to begin construction this past summer of the National Law Enforcement Museum in Judiciary Square in the nation’s capital. Fifty Chinese invested $500,000 each to close a funding gap in the $150 million project. More than 600 jobs were created by the project, exceeding the EB-5 regional center requirement.
About the National Law Enforcement Museum
Authorized by Congress in the year 2000, the 57,000-square-foot National Law Enforcement Museum at the Motorola Solutions Foundation Building is a three-story mostly underground institution located adjacent to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, DC’s Judiciary Square. The Museum tells the story of American law enforcement by providing visitors a “walk in the shoes” experience along with educational journeys, immersive exhibitions, and insightful programs. The Museum is an initiative of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, a [501(c)(3)] organization established in 1984. For more information about the National Law Enforcement Museum, visit LawEnforcementMuseum.org.
The National Law Enforcement Museum at the Motorola Solutions Foundation Building is located at Judiciary Square – 444 E Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001 — just blocks from the National Mall and numerous DC landmarks, and is open daily from 10 am to 6 pm (and from 10 am to 9 pm on Thursdays)”
