[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 131 (Thursday, July 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37134-37135]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18252]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services; FY 1998 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 Visiting Fellowship Program
designed to support training, technical assistance, research, program
development and policy analysis to contribute to the use and
enhancement of community policing to address crime and related problems
in communities across the country.
The Visiting Fellowship Program is intended to offer researchers,
law enforcement professionals, community leaders, and legal experts an
opportunity to undertake independent research, problem development
activities, and policy analysis designed to accomplish one or more of
the following: improve police-citizen cooperation and communication;
enhance police relationships with other components of the criminal
justice system, as well as at all levels of local government; increase
police and citizens' ability to solve community problems; facilitate
the restructuring of law enforcement agencies to allow the most
effective use of departmental and community resources; promote the
effective flow and use of information both within and outside an
agency; and improve law enforcement responsiveness to members of the
community.
Visiting fellows will study a topic of mutual interest to the
fellow and the COPS Office for up to 12 months. While in residence,
fellows will contribute to the development of community policing
programs that are national in scope.
DATES: The application deadline is August 7, 1998.
ADDRESSES: To obtain a copy of an application or for more information,
call the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center at (202) 307-1480
or 1-800-421-6770.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The U.S. Department of Justice Response Center, (202) 307-1480 or 1-
800-421-6770. The Visiting Fellowship Program application and
information on the COPS Office also are available on the Internet via
the COPS web site at: http://www.usdoj.gov/cops.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Overview
The United States Department of Justice, Office of Community
Oriented Policing Services (COPS) has been charged with the
implementation of the Public Safety Partnerships and Community Policing
Act of 1994 (Pub. L. 103-322). Under this law, the COPS Office provides
grants, cooperative agreements, and technical assistance to increase
police presence, improve police and community partnerships designed to
address crime and disorder,
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and enhance public safety. The Visiting Fellowship Program, which
complements the COPS Office's efforts to add 100,000 officers to our
nation's streets and support the development of innovative community
policing strategies, is one of a wide variety of policing programs
supported under this law.
The Visiting Fellowship Program is intended to offer researchers,
law enforcement professionals, community leaders, and legal experts an
opportunity to undertake independent research, problem development
activities, and policy analysis designed to accomplish one or more of
the following: improve police-citizen cooperation and communication;
enhance police relationships with other components of the criminal
justice system, as well as at all levels of local government; increase
police and citizens' ability to solve community problems innovatively;
facilitate the restructuring of agencies to allow the fullest use of
departmental and community resources; promote the effective flow and
use of information both within and outside an agency; and improve law
enforcement responsiveness to members of the community.
Visiting Fellows will study a topic of mutual interest to the
Fellows and the COPS Office for up to 12 months. While in residence,
Fellows will contribute to the development of community policing
programs that are national in scope.
Two types of fellowships are available: (1) Community Policing
Training and Technical Assistance Fellowships and (2) Program/Policy
Support and Evaluation Fellowships. Community Policing Training and
Technical Assistance Fellowships will offer police practitioners and
community leaders the opportunity to participate in a community
policing training program that is national in scope. Fellows will work
to broaden their knowledge of a training area that is directly related
to community policing. The experience is intended to encourage the
further development, enhancement, or renewed exploration of a
particular training expertise that supports community policing. Fellows
will deliver this expertise innovatively as well as provide technical
assistance to others.
Program/Policy Support and Evaluation Fellowships will offer police
practitioners, researchers, and policy analysts the opportunity to
support innovative community policing programs, to engage in scholarly
research activities to assess the effectiveness of community policing
approaches and to apply policy analysis skills to support the
advancement of community policing nationwide. The experience is
intended to encourage the further development, enhancement, or renewed
exploration of program, policy and evaluation issues that support
community policing. This work will be shared with policy makers and
practitioners through a variety of forums.
Grants or cooperative agreements under the Visiting Fellowship
Program may support salary, fringe benefits, travel essential to the
project, and miscellaneous supplies or equipment in support of the
project. Reasonable relocation expenses and the cost of temporary
housing also may be permitted in cases of relocation from a Fellow's
permanent address.
Under the Visiting Fellowship Program, the COPS Office may award
grants or enter into cooperative agreements with individuals, public
agencies, colleges or universities, nonprofit organizations, and
profit-making organizations willing to waive their fees.
Receiving a grant or cooperative agreement under the Visiting
Fellowship Program will not affect the eligibility of an agency to
receive awards under other COPS programs.
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) reference for
this program is 16.710.
Dated: June 25, 1998.
Joseph E. Brann,
Director.
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