COPS Hiring Grant Deadline Looms
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
COPS Hiring Program (CHP) applications must be completed and
submitted on-line by 8:59 p.m. tomorrow -- May 25, 2011. The
Secure Our Schools Grant Program priority consideration deadline is
the same time. Agencies may contact the COPS Office Response
Center for application assistance at 800-421-6770, and staff will
be available to answer applicant questions until 7 p.m. tonight,
and up until the deadline Wednesday night.
The COPS Office expects to announce CHP funding decisions by
September 30, 2011, and all awards are subject to the availability
of funding. LaTourette said $200 million will be available
for CHP in FY 2011 for the hiring and rehiring of additional career
law enforcement officers.
In addition, $13 million will be available under the COPS
Secure Our Schools (SOS) 2011 grant program. The funding can
be used by law enforcement agencies to help with school security,
and the program will fund up to 50% of the total cost to implement
safety measures like metal detectors, locks and lighting, as well
as anti-violence initiatives. The first application deadline
for priority consideration will be tomorrow, May 25, at 8:59 p.m.
The second and final deadline for all SOS applications will be June
8, 2011.
For more information on these COPS grants, click
here.
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