[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 8 (Thursday, January 12, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2984-2985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-780]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
FY 1995 Community Policing Discretionary Grants
AGENCY: Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, Department of
Justice.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented
Policing Services (``COPS'') announces the availability of grants to
support the purchase of equipment and technology, the procurement of
support resources and the use of overtime under COPS Making Officer
Redeployment Effective (``COPS MORE''). Eligible applicants under COPS
MORE are those state, local and other public law enforcement agencies,
Indian tribal governments, other public and private entities, and
multi-jurisdictional or regional consortia that employ sworn law
enforcement officers.
DATES: COPS MORE Application Kits will be available on December 31,
1994 and completed applications must be received by the COPS Office no
later than March 17, 1995.
ADDRESSES: COPS MORE Application Kits may be obtained by writing to
COPS MORE, P.O. Box 14440, Washington, D.C. 20044 or by calling the
Department of Justice Crime Bill Response Center, (202) 307-1480 or 1-
800-421-6770. Completed COPS MORE Application Kits should be sent to
Director, COPS Program, P.O. Box 14440, Washington, D.C. 20044.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The Department of Justice Crime Bill Response Center, (202) 307-1480 or
1-800-421-6770, or David Hayeslip or Craig Uchida, Office of Community
Oriented Policing Services, U.S. Department of Justice, 633 Indiana
Avenue, N.W., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20531, (202) 514-2058.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Overview
The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Pub. L.
103-322) authorizes the Department of Justice to make grants to
increase deployment of law enforcement officers devoted to community
policing on the streets and rural routes in this nation. COPS MORE is
designed to expand the time available for community policing by current
law enforcement officers, rather than fund the hiring or rehiring of
additional law enforcement officers.
COPS MORE permits eligible agencies to seek funding for the
purchase of equipment and technology, the procurement of support
resources (including civilian personnel) and to pay overtime. As a
result of this funding, the number of officers redeployed by agencies
in community policing must be equal to or greater than the number of
officers that would result from grants of the same amount for hiring
new officers. Application Kits will be available as of December 31,
1994. Completed Applications Kits must be received by the COPS Office
by March 17, 1995.
Applicants must provide a thorough explanation of how the proposed
redeployment funds will actually result in the required increase in the
number of officers deployed in community policing. Additionally, the
applicant must specify within the COPS MORE Application a plan for
continuing the proposed activity following the conclusion of COPS MORE
funding. Technical assistance with the development of policing plans
will be provided to jurisdictions in need of such assistance. Grants
will be made for up to 75 percent of the cost of the equipment,
technology, civilian salaries or overtime for one year, with the
remainder to be paid by state or local funds. In the case of overtime
grants, federal funds may be used for up to 75 percent of an officer's
hourly overtime rate of pay. An officer's regular overtime wage is the
amount an officer is paid for each hour of overtime services, and does
not include benefits. COPS redeployment funds may not be used to
replace funds that eligible agencies otherwise would have devoted to
equipment, technology, civilian hiring or overtime.
An award under COPS MORE will not affect the eligibility of an
agency's application for a grant under any other COPS program. An
agency that receives funding under COPS Phase I, COPS AHEAD and/or COPS
FAST is eligible to receive additional funding under COPS MORE,
however, any prior award may be considered in the assessment of the
agency's need for additional resources under COPS MORE.
Dated: January 3, 1995.
John R. Schmidt,
Associate Attorney General.
[FR Doc. 95-780 Filed 1-11-95; 8:45 am]
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