COPS in Schools

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	Federal Grant Title:	COPS in Schools
	CFDA Number:	16.710
	CFDA Description:	Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants
	Federal Agency Name:	Community Oriented Policing Services
	Category of Funding Activity:	Law Justice and Legal Services
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	USDOJCOPS-CIS-04
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Apr 01, 2004
	Creation Date:	Jun 16, 2004
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	May 17, 2004 There will be one application deadline for the COPS in Schools (CIS) program in 2004: May 17, 2004. All applications must be postmarked on or before the final deadline date of May 17, 2004 to be considered for funding. All grant awards are subject to the availability of funding. Previous editions of the COPS in Schools application developed prior to March of 2004 will not be accepted.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Jun 16, 2004
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$60,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments County governments City or township governments Independent school districts Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Information not provided
Grant Description: The Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) announces the availability of the COPS in Schools grant program, which will assist law enforcement agencies in hiring new, additional School Resource Officers (SROs) to engage in community policing in and around primary and secondary schools. This program provides an incentive for law enforcement agencies to build collaborative partnerships with the school community and to use community policing efforts to combat school violence. The School Resource Officer must devote at least 75% of their time to work in and around primary and secondary schools, in addition to the time that your agency was devoting in the absence of the COPS in Schools grant. The COPS in Schools program provides a maximum federal contribution of up to $125,000 per officer position over the three-year grant period, with any remaining costs to be paid with local funds. Officers paid with COPS in Schools funding can only be hired on or after the grant award start date. In addition, all jurisdictions that apply must demonstrate that they have primary law enforcement authority over the school(s) identified in their application and demonstrate their inability to implement this project without federal assistance. 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 to increase or enhance community policing in this nation. Many communities are discovering that trained, sworn law enforcement officers assigned to schools play an integral part in the development and/or enhancement of a comprehensive school safety plan. The presence of these officers provides schools with a direct link to local law enforcement agencies. School Resource Officers (SROs) may serve in a variety of roles including, but not limited to, that of a law enforcement officer/safety specialist, law-related educator, and problem solver/community liaison. These officers may teach programs such as crime prevention, substance abuse prevention, and gang resistance as well as monitor and assist troubled students through mentoring programs. The School Resource Officer(s) may also identify physical changes in the environment that may reduce crime in and around the schools, as well as assist in developing school policies which address criminal activity and school safety. COPS in Schools funding must be used to hire new, additional School Resource Officers, over and above the overall number of sworn officers that your agency would fund with state or local funds in the absence of the grant (including other School Resource Officers). Your agency may not reduce its overall state, locally-funded or Bureau of Indian Affairs funded level of sworn officers (including other School Resource Officers or other sworn officers assigned to the schools) as a result of applying for or receiving COPS in Schools grant funding. In addition, your agency may not reduce the number of SRO?s or other sworn officers assigned to schools as a result of applying for or receiving COPS in Schools grant funding. For example, agencies currently employing one locally-funded School Resource Officer (or any other officer assigned to the school) that are awarded a School Resource Officer under the COPS in Schools program should thereafter employ two School Resource Officers (one locally-funded and one COPS-funded). COPS in Schools funding may be used to rehire sworn officers previously employed by your agency who have been laid off for financial reasons unrelated to the availability of the COPS in Schools grant, but your agency must obtain prior written approval from the COPS Office. At the time of application, all applicants must agree to plan for the retention of each COPS-funded COPS in Schools position awarded at the conclusion of federal funding for at least one full local budget cycle with local, state or other non-COPS funding. The application must also include a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), signed by the law enforcement executive and the appropriate school official(s), to document the roles and responsibilities to be undertaken by the law enforcement agency and the educational school partner(s) through this collaborative effort. The application must also include a Narrative Addendum to document that the School Resource Officer(s) will be assigned to work in and around primary or secondary schools and provide supporting documentation in the following areas: problem identification and justification, community policing strategies to be used by the officers, quality and level of commitment to the effort, and the link to community policing. All agencies receiving awards through the COPS in Schools program are required to send the officer(s) deployed into the School Resource Officer position(s) as a result of this grant, and one individual designated as the School Representative under the grant program, to attend one COPS in Schools Training. The COPS Office will reimburse grantees for training, per diem, travel, and lodging costs for attendance of required participants up to a maximum of $1,200 per person attending. Should your agency receive a COPS in Schools grant, your agency will receive additional training information following notification of the grant award. The COPS in Schools training requirement must be completed prior to the end of your 36 months of grant funding for officer positions.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: 2004 COPS in Schools Grant Application
http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/default.asp?Item=240
Grant Announcement Contact: Neely, Darren, eGov Program Manager, Phone 202-307-3971, Fax 202-616-9612, Email darren.neely@usdoj.gov darren.neely@usdoj.gov Neely, Darren
Similar Government Grants: • COPS-Application-2011; • COPS Secure Our Schools Program; • COPS FY 2010 Community Policing Development (CPD); • Secure Our Schools Program; • COPS Hiring Recovery Program; • Tribal Resources Grant Program; • Developing a Community Policing Assessment Tool; • FY 2003 COPS in Schools Grant Program; • FY 2003 Tribal Resources Grant Program; • FY 2003 Universal Hiring Program