[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 64 (Friday, April 2, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 17453]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-7424]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Office of Community Oriented Policing Services FY 2004 Community 
Policing Discretionary Grants

AGENCY: Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, Department of 
Justice.

ACTION: Notice of funding 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: Basic and/or specialized training for sworn law 
enforcement officers; training in community policing, grant 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 and 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.
    All Federally Recognized Tribes with established police departments 
are 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 in 
Schools program for police officer positions only.

DATES: Applications will be available in early April. Federally 
Recognized Tribes or villages that wish to apply may request an 
application from the COPS Office. The deadline for the submission of 
applications is May 28, 2004. Applications must be post marked by May 
28, 2004, 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 Tribal Grant 
Program Specialist.

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. The Tribal 
Resources Grant Program was 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 six 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) 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 $25 million 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. 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 but will be 
granted only on the basis of documented demonstrated fiscal hardship. 
Requests for waivers must be submitted with the application.
    Tribes whose law enforcement services 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 in Schools program for police officer positions only.
    Receiving an award under the Tribal Resources Grant Program will 
not preclude grantees from future consideration under other COPS grant 
program for which they are eligible.

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

    Dated: March 19, 2004.
Carl R. Peed,
Director, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services.
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