[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 24, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33578-33579]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-13018]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Office of Community Oriented Policing Services; FY 2000 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 hiring of new, additional civilian support positions under 
COPS Making Officer Redeployment Effective (``COPS MORE 2000''). 
Eligible applicants under COPS MORE 2000 are those state, local and 
other public law enforcement agencies, Indian tribal governments, other 
public and private entities, and multi-jurisdictional agencies that 
employ career law enforcement officers.

DATES: COPS MORE 2000 Application Kits will be available after May 30, 
2000. The COPS Office will accept applications for COPS MORE 2000 from 
May 30, 2000 through July 14, 2000. Applications received postmarked on 
or before June 30, 2000 will be given priority consideration.

ADDRESSES: COPS MORE 2000 Application Kits may be obtained by writing 
to COPS MORE 2000, The Department of Justice Response Center, 1100 
Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20530, or by calling the Department 
of Justice Response Center, (202) 307-1480 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 2000, 7th Floor, COPS Office, 1100 Vermont Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20530.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Department of Justice 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

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devoted to community policing on the streets and rural routes in this 
nation. COPS MORE 2000 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 2000 permits eligible agencies to seek funding to hire 
new, additional civilian support positions. To qualify for funding, 
civilian positions must be hired after the COPS MORE 2000 grant award 
start date and must increase the level of locally-funded civilian 
positions budgeted irrespective of the grant.
    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 May 30, 
2000. Completed Applications Kits must be received by the COPS Office 
by July 14, 2000. Applications received postmarked on or before June 
30, 2000 will be given priority consideration.
    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 2000 Application a plan for 
retaining the additional civilian positions and continuing the 
increased level of redeployment into community policing with state or 
local funds following the conclusions of COPS MORE 2000 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 civilian salaries 
up to $25,000 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 civilian hiring.
    An award under COPS MORE 2000 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: May 17, 2000.
Thomas C. Frazier,
Director.
[FR Doc. 00-13018 Filed 5-23-00; 8:45 am]
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