[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 57 (Wednesday, March 25, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14476-14477]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-7741]
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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 availability of grants to
support the purchase of equipment and technology, and the procurement
of support services under COPS Making Officer Redeployment Effective
(``COPS MORE 98''). Eligible applicants under COPS MORE 98 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 career law enforcement
officers.
DATES: COPS MORE 98 Application Kits will be available after April 13,
1998. The COPS Office will accept applications for COPS MORE 98 from
April 13 through May 29, 1998. Large jurisdictions (those serving
populations greater than 150,000) are strongly encouraged to apply by
May 15, 1998.
ADDRESSES: COPS MORE 98 Application Kits will be mailed to all
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eligible agencies or may be obtained by writing to COPS MORE 98, The
Department of Justice Crime Bill Response Center, 6th Floor, 1100
Vermont Avenue, NW, DC, 20530, or by calling the Department of Justice
Response Center, (202) 307-1460 or 1-800-421-6770, or the full
application kit is also available on the COPS Office web site at:
http://www.usdoj.gov/cops. Completed application kits should be sent to
COPS MORE 98, 3rd Floor, COPS Office, 1100 Vermont Avenue, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20530.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Department of Justice Crime Bill
Response Center, (202) 307-1480 or 1-800-421-6770.
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 98
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 98 permits eligible agencies to seek funding for the
purchase of equipment and technology, and the procurement of support
resources (including civilian personnel). 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 after April 13, 1998. Completed
Applications Kits must be received by the COPS Office by May 29, 1998.
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 98 Application a plan for
continuing the proposed activity following the conclusion of COPS MORE
98 funding. Technical assistance with the development of community
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, or civilian salaries for one year, with the
remainder to be paid by state or local funds. Waivers of the non-
federal share will be considered upon a showing of severe fiscal
distress. COPS redeployment funds may not be used to replace funds that
eligible agencies otherwise would have devoted to equipment,
technology, or civilian hiring.
COPS funding must be allocated based on a formula previously
established by Congress.
An award under COPS MORE 98 will not affect the eligibility of an
agency's application for a grant under any other COPS program.
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) reference for
this program is 16.710.
Dated: March 13, 1998.
Joseph E. Brann,
Director.
[FR Doc. 98-7741 Filed 3-24-98; 8:45 am]
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