[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 13, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47591-47592]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-22660]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services


Community Policing to Combat Domestic Violence

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 
provide funding for implementing innovative community policing 
strategies to combat domestic violence to law enforcement agencies 
which partner with eligible domestic violence victim advocacy 
organizations.
    The Community Policing to Combat Domestic Violence Initiative 
(``COPS/DV Initiative'') permits agencies which have demonstrated a 
solid community policing effort and are interested in specifically 
turning their focus, or strengthening their already progressive focus, 
towards domestic violence to apply for funding in partnership with an 
agency which provides domestic violence victim advocacy. Eligible 
applicants include State, local, and Indian law enforcement agencies 
with demonstrated commitments to community policing. Victim service 
agencies and organizations, domestic violence shelters, and non-profit, 
nongovernmental victim service providers are encouraged to partner with 
police agencies to apply under this program. Projects will be funded 
for a one-year period. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 
reference is 16.710.

DATES: COPS/DV Initiative Application Kits will be available on or 
about September 9, 1995. Completed applications should be returned to 
the COPS Office by November 17, 1995. Applications submitted after this 
deadline will not be accepted.

ADDRESSES: COPS/DV Initiative Applications Kits may be obtained by 
writing to COPS/DV Initiative, 1100 Vermont Avenue, N.W., 5th Floor, 
Washington, D.C. 20530, or by calling the Department of Justice Crime 
Bill Response Center, (202) 307-1480 or 1-800-421-6770. Completed COPS/
DV Initiative Application Kits should be sent to COPS/DV Initiative, 
COPS Office, 1100 Vermont Avenue, N.W., 5th Floor, 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: Title I of the Violent Crime Control and Law 


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Enforcement Act of 1994 (Pub. L. 103-322) authorizes the Department of 
Justice to make grants to increase the number of community oriented 
policing officers on the streets and to support innovative community 
policing projects. The COPS Office is offering the COPS/DV Initiative 
to provide one-year grants to agencies which have a demonstrated 
commitment to community policing to turn their focus, or strengthen 
their already progressive focus, towards domestic violence.
    All state, local, Indian Tribal, and other public law enforcement 
agencies which are committed to using community policing to combat 
domestic violence are eligible to apply for funding in partnership with 
victim service agencies and organizations, domestic violence shelters, 
and non-profit, nongovernmental victim service providers. Law 
enforcement agency applicants must demonstrate that they are 
implementing an exemplary community policing program and that they 
currently train officers in community policing. Law enforcement agency 
applicants must submit with their application a memorandum of 
understanding between the agency and an eligible victim or community 
service organization, specifying the roles of all parties involved in 
the proposal and describing clearly the parameters of partnership 
between the participants.
    Applicants must apply under one of three funding categories: (1) 
Domestic Violence Training with a Community Oriented Policing 
Philosophy (up to $2,000,000 in funding, not to exceed $250,000 per 
grant); (2) Problem Solving and Community Based Programs: Community 
Policing Partnerships and Problem Solving Initiatives Focusing on 
Domestic Violence (up to $5,000,000 in funding, not to exceed $200,000 
per grant); or (3) Changing Police Organizations to be More Responsive 
to Domestic Violence (up to $3,000,000 in funding, not to exceed 
$150,000 per grant).
    All applicants under the COPS/DV Initiative will be asked to 
provide an Application Summary Sheet, a Project Narrative, and a Budget 
Narrative. The Application Summary Sheet requests identifying 
information on the applicant agency; a brief description of the 
proposed project; and a brief description of the partnership between 
the law enforcement agency applicant and an eligible victim services 
organization. The Project Narrative requires a description of the 
innovative community policing project proposed and a narrative 
description of the law enforcement applicant agency's current community 
policing plan and practices. The Budget Narrative requires a 
description of the proposed project budget, including the 
identification of local contributions of funds, if any, to the proposed 
project.
    Projects will be funded for a one-year period. The application 
deadline for the COPS/DV Initiative is November 17, 1995. Applications 
postmarked after this deadline will not be considered. An award under 
the COPS/DV Initiative will not affect the eligibility of any agency to 
apply to other COPS programs.

    Dated: September 1, 1995.
L. Anthony Sutin,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 95-22660 Filed 9-12-95; 8:45 am]
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