FY 2003 Universal Hiring Program

The summary for the FY 2003 Universal Hiring Program Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	FY 2003 Universal Hiring Program
	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:	DOJ-GRANTS-042303-002
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Apr 23, 2003
	Creation Date:	Jul 06, 2003
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 06, 2003 Applications must be post marked by the deadline date. In the event that funding requests exceed available grant funds, applications may be considered in subsequent fiscal years, subject to the availability of funds.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Jul 06, 2003
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	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 Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Private institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility: Information not provided
Grant Description: 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 on the streets and rural routes of this nation. The Universal Hiring Program (UHP) enables interested agencies to supplement their current sworn forces, or interested jurisdictions to establish a new agency, through federal grants for up to three years. The National Strategy for Homeland Security, the Administration's roadmap for securing the homeland, highlights the key role that state and local governments play in responding to a terrorist attack. Terrorism preparedness and prevention have become key responsibilities for state and local units. As such, while all policing agencies, as well as jurisdictions seeking to establish new policing agencies, are eligible to apply for this program, priority consideration will be given to those applications that demonstrate a use of funds related to terrorism preparedness or response through community policing. Grants will be made for up to 75 percent of the entry level salary and benefits for each new officer over a three year grant term for a total of 36 months, up to a maximum of $75,000 per officer, with a required minimum of 25 percent local match to be paid with state or local funds. Funding will begin once the new officers have been hired on or after the date of the award, and will be paid over the course of the grant. Officers must be hired on or after the grant award start date to qualify for grant funding. Waivers of the non-federal matching requirement may be requested under UHP, but will be granted only upon a demonstration of extraordinary fiscal hardship. COPS grant funds must not be used to replace funds that agencies otherwise would have used to fund an officer in the absence of the grant. In other words, any hiring under UHP must in addition to, and not in lieu of, officers that otherwise would have been hired with state, local or other non-COPS funds. At the time of application, applicants must also agree to plan for the retention of each additional COPS-funded UHP position with state, local or other non-COPS funds at the conclusion of federal funding, for a minimum of one full local budget cycle. The retention requirement cannot be satisfied through attrition. An award under the COPS Universal Hiring Program will not affect the consideration of an agency's eligibility for a grant under other COPS programs.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: FY 2003 Universal Hiring Program
http://www.cops.usdoj.gov
Grant Announcement Contact: Revzan, Richard, eGov Program Manager, Phone 202-305-2923, Fax 202-616-9612, Email richard.revzan@usdoj.gov richard.revzan@usdoj.gov Revzan, Richard
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