Canberra cops will have more sophisticated specialist resources to draw on with a promised expansion of the federal police force.

As part of the 2017 budget, Treasurer Scott Morrison announced the AFP will score 300 more personnel and the largest single funding investment in a decade, equalling $321.4 million.

An AFP spokesman said the Canberra community enjoys a well-supported community policing role with the federal agency.

"The increased funding announced by the Australian government will enhance the capabilities that are available to the ACT," the spokesman said.

In response to rapidly emerging crime, the new police will include negotiators, tactical response officers, bomb squad technicians and forensic specialists.

The number of workers to be placed in the capital will depend on operational priorities. However, it is believed the multimillion-dollar forensics lab in Majura will benefit greatly from the extra funding.

The Majura complex includes facilities for crime scene analysis, firearms, fingerprints, criminalistics and identification sciences, forensic imaging and digital forensics.

An ACT Policing spokeswoman said Canberra was in a particularly fortunate position to draw on the extra resources, given they're in the same city as the AFP headquarters.

The federal government said the massive cash injection targeting terror was to help catch crime gangs, drug syndicates and fraudsters more quickly.

But smarter criminals, advancing technology and new crime types also pose challenges for state and territory police forces. This is apparent in Canberra, where ACORN has reported a rise in reported cybercrime.

ACT police and emergency services minister Mick Gentleman was asked if the upcoming territory budget would take a like-minded approach to its national counterpart and boost funding to help police deal with rapidly changing demands.

Mr Gentleman said ACT Policing provided an excellent service for the Canberra community within their allocated budget of $154.206 million in 2015-16.

"The ACT government is committed to ensuring our police officers are resourced to respond to emerging crime types in the community, and ACT Policing continues to respond appropriately to these issues as they arise," Mr Gentleman said.

He pointed to the $1.95 million his government provided for improved security, including personal protective equipment and extra protective services officers. He also welcomed the boost in federal funding, as ACT Policing's finances include purchasing services such as forensics and armoury specialist support.

The cash splash was described by justice minister Michael Keenan as the "largest single domestic policing funding boost in a decade". It is more than double the $153.6 million the AFP and the Australian Crime Commission received in last year's budget, to be rolled out over five years, to boost security arrangements.

A spokeswoman for the Australian Federal Police Association said she would support more resourcing for ACT Policing to respond to community needs.