[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 131 (Thursday, July 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37134-37135]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18252]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Office of Community Oriented Policing Services; FY 1998 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 Visiting Fellowship Program 
designed to support training, technical assistance, research, program 
development and policy analysis to contribute to the use and 
enhancement of community policing to address crime and related problems 
in communities across the country.
    The Visiting Fellowship Program is intended to offer researchers, 
law enforcement professionals, community leaders, and legal experts an 
opportunity to undertake independent research, problem development 
activities, and policy analysis designed to accomplish one or more of 
the following: improve police-citizen cooperation and communication; 
enhance police relationships with other components of the criminal 
justice system, as well as at all levels of local government; increase 
police and citizens' ability to solve community problems; facilitate 
the restructuring of law enforcement agencies to allow the most 
effective use of departmental and community resources; promote the 
effective flow and use of information both within and outside an 
agency; and improve law enforcement responsiveness to members of the 
community.
    Visiting fellows will study a topic of mutual interest to the 
fellow and the COPS Office for up to 12 months. While in residence, 
fellows will contribute to the development of community policing 
programs that are national in scope.

DATES: The application deadline is August 7, 1998.

ADDRESSES: To obtain a copy of an application or for more information, 
call the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center at (202) 307-1480 
or 1-800-421-6770.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The U.S. Department of Justice Response Center, (202) 307-1480 or 1-
800-421-6770. The Visiting Fellowship Program application and 
information on the COPS Office also are available on the Internet via 
the COPS web site at: http://www.usdoj.gov/cops.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Overview

    The United States Department of Justice, Office of Community 
Oriented Policing Services (COPS) has been charged with the 
implementation of the Public Safety Partnerships and Community Policing 
Act of 1994 (Pub. L. 103-322). Under this law, the COPS Office provides 
grants, cooperative agreements, and technical assistance to increase 
police presence, improve police and community partnerships designed to 
address crime and disorder,

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and enhance public safety. The Visiting Fellowship Program, which 
complements the COPS Office's efforts to add 100,000 officers to our 
nation's streets and support the development of innovative community 
policing strategies, is one of a wide variety of policing programs 
supported under this law.
    The Visiting Fellowship Program is intended to offer researchers, 
law enforcement professionals, community leaders, and legal experts an 
opportunity to undertake independent research, problem development 
activities, and policy analysis designed to accomplish one or more of 
the following: improve police-citizen cooperation and communication; 
enhance police relationships with other components of the criminal 
justice system, as well as at all levels of local government; increase 
police and citizens' ability to solve community problems innovatively; 
facilitate the restructuring of agencies to allow the fullest use of 
departmental and community resources; promote the effective flow and 
use of information both within and outside an agency; and improve law 
enforcement responsiveness to members of the community.
    Visiting Fellows will study a topic of mutual interest to the 
Fellows and the COPS Office for up to 12 months. While in residence, 
Fellows will contribute to the development of community policing 
programs that are national in scope.
    Two types of fellowships are available: (1) Community Policing 
Training and Technical Assistance Fellowships and (2) Program/Policy 
Support and Evaluation Fellowships. Community Policing Training and 
Technical Assistance Fellowships will offer police practitioners and 
community leaders the opportunity to participate in a community 
policing training program that is national in scope. Fellows will work 
to broaden their knowledge of a training area that is directly related 
to community policing. The experience is intended to encourage the 
further development, enhancement, or renewed exploration of a 
particular training expertise that supports community policing. Fellows 
will deliver this expertise innovatively as well as provide technical 
assistance to others.
    Program/Policy Support and Evaluation Fellowships will offer police 
practitioners, researchers, and policy analysts the opportunity to 
support innovative community policing programs, to engage in scholarly 
research activities to assess the effectiveness of community policing 
approaches and to apply policy analysis skills to support the 
advancement of community policing nationwide. The experience is 
intended to encourage the further development, enhancement, or renewed 
exploration of program, policy and evaluation issues that support 
community policing. This work will be shared with policy makers and 
practitioners through a variety of forums.
    Grants or cooperative agreements under the Visiting Fellowship 
Program may support salary, fringe benefits, travel essential to the 
project, and miscellaneous supplies or equipment in support of the 
project. Reasonable relocation expenses and the cost of temporary 
housing also may be permitted in cases of relocation from a Fellow's 
permanent address.
    Under the Visiting Fellowship Program, the COPS Office may award 
grants or enter into cooperative agreements with individuals, public 
agencies, colleges or universities, nonprofit organizations, and 
profit-making organizations willing to waive their fees.
    Receiving a grant or cooperative agreement under the Visiting 
Fellowship Program will not affect the eligibility of an agency to 
receive awards under other COPS programs.
    The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) reference for 
this program is 16.710.

    Dated: June 25, 1998.
Joseph E. Brann,
Director.
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