[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 65 (Thursday, April 4, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16118-16119]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-8090]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Office of Community Oriented Policing Services; FY 2002 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 funds under 
the Tribal Resources Grant Program, a program designed to meet the most 
serious needs of law enforcement in Indian communities through a 
comprehensive grant program that will offer a variety of funding 
options including: New, additional police officer positions; basic and/
or specialized training for new and existing officers; training in 
community policing, grants management and computer training; uniforms 
and basic issue equipment; department-wide technology; and police 
vehicles. This program, which complements the COPS Office's efforts to 
fund additional community policing officers and to support innovative 
community policing, will enhance law enforcement infrastructures and 
community policing efforts in tribal communities which have limited 
resources and are affected by high rates of crime and violence. 
Applications should reflect the department's most serious law 
enforcement needs and must link these needs to the implementation or 
enhancement of community policing. In addition, a Retention Plan 
Certification form outlining how COPS-funded officer positions will be 
retained after Federal funding has ended must be submitted with the 
grant application.
    All Federally Recognized Tribes with established police departments 
or existing police efforts are eligible to apply. Federally Recognized 
Tribes that wish to establish police departments and meet specific 
criteria are also eligible to apply. Federally Recognized Tribes may 
also apply as a consortium with a written partnership agreement that 
names a lead agency and describes how requested resources will serve 
the consortium's population. In addition, tribes that are currently 
served by Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) law enforcement may request 
funding under this grant program to supplement their existing police 
services. Tribes whose law enforcement services are exclusively 
provided by local policing agencies through a contract agreement are 
not eligible under the COPS TRGP program, but may be eligible to apply 
to the COPS Universal Hiring Program for police officer positions only.

DATES: Applications will be sent to all Federally Recognized Tribes 
with existing law enforcement efforts by April 2002. Tribes or villages 
that wish to apply as a start-up or consortium may request an 
application kit from the COP Office. The deadline for the submission of 
applications is May 17, 2002. Applications must be postmarked by May 
17, 2002 to be considered eligible.

ADDRESSES: To obtain an application or for more information, call the 
U.S. Department of Justice Response Center at 1-800-421-6770. A copy of 
the application kit will also be available in April on the COPS Office 
web site at: http://www.cops.usdoj.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The U.S. Department of Justice 
Response Center, 1-800-421-6770 and ask to speak with your Grant 
Program Specialist.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Overview

    The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1995 (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 of this nation. The Tribal 
Resources Grant Program is a program developed to meet the most serious 
needs of law enforcement in tribal communities through a comprehensive 
grant program that will offer a variety of funding options. This 
program will enhance law enforcement infrastructures and community 
policing efforts in these tribal communities, many of which have 
limited resources and are affected by high rates of crime and violence.
    The Tribal Resources Grant Program is part of a larger federal 
initiative which over the last four years, has resulted in the 
Departments of Interior and Justice working in collaboration to improve 
law enforcement in tribal communities. Funding has been appropriated to 
several DOJ agencies including the FBI, the Bureau of Justice 
Assistance (BJA), the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention (OJJDP), the Corrections Program Office (CPO), and the COPS 
Office. COPS is coordinating with these agencies as well as with the 
Office of Law Enforcement Services of the Bureau of Indian Affairs to 
ensure that limited resources are not spent on duplicative efforts.
    A total of $35,000,000 in funding will be available under the 
Tribal Resources Grant Program. The grant will cover a maximum federal 
share of 75% of total project costs up to specified Federal share 
funding cap depending on the funding category. A local match 
requirement of at least 25% of the total project costs is included in 
this program. A waiver of the local match requirement may be requested 
at the time of application. Waivers are reviewed on a case-by-case 
basis, based on a demonstration of severe fiscal distress. Tribes whose 
law enforcement service are exclusively provided by local policing 
agencies through contract arrangements are not eligible under this COPS 
program. However, tribes that do not meet the eligibility requirements 
for this program may be eligible to apply to the COPS Office Universal 
Hiring Program for police officer positions only.
    Receiving an awarded under the Tribal Resources Grant Program will 
not preclude grantees from future consideration under other COPS grant 
programs for which they are eligible.

(The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) reference for 
this program is 16.710.)

    Dated: March 27, 2002.
Carl R. Peed,
Director, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services.
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