[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 24 (Monday, February 5, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 8982]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-2906]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Community Oriented Policing Services


FY 2001 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 purchase of new technology under COPS Making Officer 
Redeployment Effective (``COPS MORE 2001''). Eligible applicants under 
COPS MORE 2001 are those state, local and other public law enforcement 
agencies, Indian tribal governments, and other public and private 
entities that employ career law enforcement officers.

DATES: COPS MORE 2001 Application Kits will be available after February 
12, 2001. The COPS Office will accept applications for COPS MORE 2001 
from February 12, 2001 through April 20, 2001. Applications received 
postmarked on or before March 23, 2001 and April 6, 2001 will be given 
priority consideration.

ADDRESSES: COPS MORE 2001 Application Kits may be obtained by writing 
to COPS MORE 2001, 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 2001, 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 devoted to community 
policing on the streets and rural routes in this nation. COPS MORE 2001 
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 2001 permits eligible agencies to seek funding to 
purchase equipment and technology. To qualify for funding, technology 
items must be purchased after the COPS MORE 2001 grant award start date 
and must increase the number of sworn officers engaged in community 
policing within the agency's jurisdiction.
    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 February 
12, 2001. Completed Applications Kits must be received by the COPS 
Office by April 20, 2001. Applications received postmarked on or before 
March 23, 2001 and April 6, 2001 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 2001 Application a plan for 
retaining the awarded technology and continuing the increased level of 
redeployment into community policing with state or local funds 
following the conclusion of COPS MORE 2001 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 requested equipment or 
technology up to $250,000 for jurisdictions with service populations of 
50,000 or less, up to $500,000 for jurisdictions with service 
populations of 50,001 to 150,000 and up to $1,000,000 for jurisdictions 
with service populations over 150,000 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 technology acquisition.
    An award under COPS MORE 2001 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: January 22, 2001.
Ralph Justus,
Acting Director.
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