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The following information was forwarded to the KPOA from Rep.
Lynn Jenkins' Office
COPS Office Funding in the American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009
The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (the COPS
Office) is pleased to announce the availability of funding under the COPS Hiring
Recovery Program (CHRP). The COPS Office will receive the funds from the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to address the personnel needs of
state, local, and tribal law enforcement. Application materials are scheduled to
be available before the end of March.
CHRP is a competitive grant program that provides funding
directly to law enforcement agencies having primary law enforcement authority to
create and preserve jobs and to increase their community policing capacity and
crime-prevention efforts. Up to $1 billion in grant funding will be available
for the hiring and rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers. There
is no local match requirement for CHRP, but grant funding will be based on
current entry-level salaries and benefits packages. Any additional costs for
higher salaries or benefits for particular individuals hired will be the
responsibility of the grantee agency.
Applications for CHRP grants will be accepted only online
through the COPS Office web site:
www.cops.usdoj.gov.
The COPS Office looks forward to working with the law enforcement agencies that apply under this program and
will provide technical assistance to applicants during the solicitation process, as
requested.
If you have any questions about this program or any COPS Office
grants, do not hesitate to contact David Buchanan, Vonda Matthews, or Shannon
Long at 202.514.9079.
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