The Law Enforcement Personnel Dependents Grant Program (LEPD) provides a need-based educational grant to dependents and spouses of employees who lost their lives in the line of duty or were totally disabled as a result of an accident or injury caused by external violence or physical force incurred in the performance of duty in the following professions: Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Justice; Firefighters; Law Enforcement; and Tribal Firefighters. Students may be eligible to receive this grant for a maximum of four years. A copy of the applicant's birth certificate or marriage certificate is required. The death certificate of the parent/spouse and the coroner's report for the dependent/spouse of a California peace and law enforcement officer, Officers and employees of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and California Firefighters, if applicable, must also be submitted. If applicable, a copy of the findings of the Worker's Compensation Appeals Board or other evidence that the fatality or disabling accident was compensable under Division 4 or 4.5 of the Labor Code may also be submitted. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.