[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 91 (Thursday, May 11, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25249-25250]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-11005]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Office of Community Oriented Policing Services; Troops to COPS 
Grant Program

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'') in conjunction with the Department of 
Defense announces the availability of grants to encourage the hiring of 
separated members of the armed forces as law enforcement officers. 
Eligible applicants under Troops to COPS are only those agencies which 
have been selected to receive COPS hiring grants under COPS Phase I, 
COPS AHEAD and COPS FAST.

DATES: Troops to COPS Application Kits will be available on May 10, 
1995. Completed Applications must be postmarked by August 15, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Troops to COPS Application Kits will be mailed to all 
eligible agencies or may be obtained by writing to Troops to COPS, P.O. 
Box 14440, Washington, D.C. 20044 or by calling the Department of 
Justice Crime Bill Response Center, (202) 307-1480 or 1-800-421-6770. 
Completed Troops to COPS Application Kits should be sent to Troops to 
COPS, COPS Office, P.O. Box 14440, Washington, D.C. 20044.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Department of Justice Crime Bill 
Response Center, (202) 307-1480 or 1-800-421-6770, or Ellen Scrivner or 
Craig Uchida, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, U.S. 
Department of Justice, 1100 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20530, 
(202) 514-2058. Listings of recently separated veterans that law 
enforcement agencies may access, as well as a list of COPS grantee 
agencies, will be maintained by the Office of Transition Services and 
may be accessed by contacting the Department of Defense toll free at 1-
800-727-3677.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Overview

    The office of Community Oriented Policing Services, in conjunction 
with the Department of Defense, has created the Troops to COPS program, 
under the provisions of 10 USC Sec. 1152. Troops to COPS is designed to 
provide an incentive for law enforcement agencies to facilitate the 
transition of veterans from protection of the nation in the armed 
forces to service in community policing in communities across America.
    Troops to COPS permits eligible agencies to seek reimbursement for 
the cost of law enforcement training for the qualified veteran who is 
hired as a law enforcement officer. Troops to COPS grants may not be 
used to reimburse costs for equipment, uniforms or vehicles. Grants 
will be made for up to $5,000 per veteran hired. These grants will be 
made on a reimbursable basis, which will be paid once the veteran has 
been hired and trained. Grant funds may be applied to eligible costs 
incurred during the qualifying veteran's first three years of service 
as a law enforcement officer. There is no local matching requirement 
for a Troops to [[Page 25250]] COPS grant. The Troops to COPS 
Application will seek basic information about the veteran who was hired 
and a brief itemization of training costs for which the agency seeks to 
be reimbursed.
    Agencies may apply for reimbursement only after a veteran has 
satisfied the normal hiring standards and procedures of that agency. To 
be eligible for reimbursement, the veterans hired must have been a 
member of the armed forces or reserves on or after October 1, 1993, and 
must have been honorably discharged or released from active duty 
characterized as honorable. Preference will be given to the requests of 
those departments who have hired a veteran who: (1) Has been 
involuntarily separated; or (2) is approved for separation under the 
Armed Forces Voluntary Separation Incentive, or the Special Separation 
Benefits program; or (3) has retired pursuant to the Transition 
Assistance Act; and (4) has experience in the military police of the 
respective branch of the armed forces. The Troops to COPS Application 
Kit will contain a more detailed explanation of these preferences.
    An award under Troops to COPS will not affect the eligibility of an 
agency for a grant under any other COPS program.

    Dated: April 24, 1995.
Joseph E. Brann,
Director.
[FR Doc. 95-11005 Filed 5-10-95; 8:45 am]
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