June 2009

• District of Columbia Council passes legislation providing the Museum with a credit of up to $500,000 a year, over the first 20 years of operation, on sales and use taxes the Museum collects

May 2009

• Verizon Foundation awards $1.5 million grant to support Museum education programs

February 2009

• NLEOMF Board of Directors approves new timeline and cost-saving measures to keep the Museum project on track

December 2008

• Florida Fraternal Order of Police donates $100,000 to Museum campaign

November 2008

• Additional artifacts from 9/11 World Trade Center site are acquired

September 2008

• Museum receives final approval from National Capital Planning Commission

August 2008

• California Correctional Peace Officers Association pledges $1 million to the Museum

July 2008

• Bell Helicopter donates chopper to the Museum

June 2008

• Target announces sponsorship of Museum's forensics lab

May 2008

• U.S. Commission of Fine Arts gives final design approval to the Museum

April 2008

• U.S. Department of Justice rules state and local law enforcement agencies may use some of their asset forfeiture funds to support the Museum

March 2008

• New Museum website is launched at www.LawEnforcementMuseum.org

January 2008

• Eli Lilly and Company donates $100,000 to the Museum

December 2007

• National Capital Planning Commission approves preliminary design and site plans for the Museum
• U.S. Congress approves $750,000 in federal funding to assist with the relocation of utility lines at the Museum site

November 2007

• Design and Production (D&P) of Lorton, VA, selected to build the Museum's exhibits
• Panasonic announces $1 million sponsorship of the Museum's "Day in the Life" exhibition

August 2007

• Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI names the Museum to be the official repository for series of Oral History Transcripts from top special agents of the FBI

July 2007

• District of Columbia approves the issuance of $80 million of tax-exempt industrial revenue bonds for construction of the Museum
• Clark Construction selected to provide pre-construction and construction services for the Museum

June 2007

• U.S. Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) unanimously approves preliminary designs for the Museum

May 2007

• NASCAR's Jeff Gordon drives in support of the Museum during the race at Richmond International Raceway

April 2007

• National Capital Planning Commission approves concept design for the Museum

February 2007

• NLEOMF formally unveils plans for the Museum
• Public phase of its "A Matter of Honor" fundraising campaign is launched
• Former Presidents Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush become co-chairs of the National Honorary Campaign Committee

December 2006

• Advanced Interactive Systems announces $1.2 million support of use of force judgment simulator within the Museum

June 2006

• DuPont announces its commitment to provide a multi-faceted package of products, services, and financial support for the Museum to include the Changing Exhibitions Gallery

May 2006

• Police Unity Tour marks its 10th Anniversary with a $5 million pledge to the Museum, the largest to date

December 2005

• Mag Instrument announces $1 million support of the "Locker Room" exhibition within the Museum

May 2004

• Motorola announce $3 million donation to the Museum, to include the "Dial 911 Emergency Call Center"

December 2002

• Davis Buckley Architects and Planners, designers of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, formally selected to serve as architects for the Museum

May 2001

• Christopher Chadbourne & Associates formally selected to serve as the Museum's exhibition designer

November 2000

• Legislation authorizing the National Law Enforcement Museum to be built on federal land in the nation's capital is passed by Congress and signed into law by President Bill Clinton