$22M Hoover cyber-forensics facility expansion will double student capacity

Hoover’s National Computer Forensics Institute (NCFI) is in the process of a $22 million expansion, which is expected to finish in summer 2027.

After the project is complete, NCFI will have: • An additional 37,000 square feet of space • Three 35-person classrooms • One 250-person auditorium • 20 administrative office spaces and common areas

NCFI is a partnership between the U.S. Secret Service and Alabama that originally opened in 2008 with the goal of training local law enforcement on investigating cybercrimes. Students spend one to five weeks in Hoover during their training. • (City of Hoover) • (City of Hoover) • (City of Hoover) • (City of Hoover) • (City of Hoover)

“The NCFI seeks to educate state, local, tribal, territorial law enforcement officers, prosecutors a