Opportunity Information: Apply for COPS HIRING PROGRAM APPLICATION 2014
Apply for COPS HIRING PROGRAM APPLICATION 2014
- The Community Oriented Policing Services in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "COPS HIRING PROGRAM APPLICATION 2014" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 9, 2014 and posted on May 21, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by The deadline for submitting applications in response to this grant announcement is 759 EDT on Monday, June 23, 2014. Applications submitted after this deadline will not be considered for funding.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $3,125,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- The COPS Hiring Program (CHP) is an open solicitation. All state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies that have primary law enforcement authority are eligible to apply. CHP applicants must have a police department that is operational as of June 23, 2014, which is the close of this application, or receive services through a new or existing contract for law enforcement service. If funds under this program are to be used as part of a written contracting agreement for law enforcement services (e.g., a town that contracts with a neighboring sheriff s department to receive services), the agency wishing to receive law enforcement services must be the legal applicant in this application. WHEN APPLYING FOR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS (SRO) or OTHER SCHOOL SAFETY PROBLEMS, ONLY SELECT THE COPS HIRING PROGRAM. PLEASE DO NOT SELECT COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL SAFETY PROGRAM ON YOUR COPS APPLICATION ATTAHCMENT TO SF 424 FORM.
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Opportunity Summary:
The COPS Hiring Program (CHP) Application 2014 is a discretionary federal grant opportunity offered by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office), designed to help law enforcement agencies expand community policing and strengthen crime prevention. The core purpose of the program is straightforward: provide direct funding to eligible law enforcement agencies so they can hire new full-time sworn career officers and/or rehire officers who have been laid off due to budget cuts. The program is tied to the idea that increasing staffing levels can improve an agency's ability to implement community policing strategies, engage residents, and address public safety concerns proactively.
Funding under the 2014 CHP is structured as a cost-sharing grant over a three-year (36-month) period. The federal share can cover up to 75 percent of the approved entry-level salary and fringe benefits for each funded officer position, while the grantee must provide at least a 25 percent local cash match. The program also places a cap on how much federal money can be applied per officer position, with a maximum federal contribution of $125,000 per officer over the life of the grant. Importantly, the COPS Office bases its funding calculations on the agency's current entry-level salary and fringe benefits for full-time sworn officers. If an agency chooses to pay a funded officer more than entry level, or if costs rise beyond what is approved, those additional expenses are the responsibility of the local agency and cannot be shifted to the grant.
CHP 2014 includes clear limits on how many officer positions an agency can request. Requests are capped at no more than 5 percent of an agency's actual sworn force strength (as reported during the application update process), with an absolute maximum of 25 officers. Population size further constrains requests: agencies serving populations of 1 million or more may apply for up to 25 officer positions, while agencies serving fewer than 1 million people may apply for up to 15 officer positions. Smaller agencies are limited even further; any agency with a sworn force of 20 or fewer officers may request funding for only one officer position. These caps are meant to distribute funding broadly while keeping awards proportional to agency size.
The grant can be used in three primary ways. First, agencies may hire new officers, including filling vacancies that exist because officer positions were eliminated from the local budget. Second, agencies may rehire officers who were already laid off from any jurisdiction due to state, local, or Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) budget cuts, as long as the rehire occurs on or after the official grant award start date shown on the award document. Agencies must maintain documentation proving when the positions were originally laid off and when they were rehired. Third, agencies may address impending layoffs by rehiring officers who are scheduled to be laid off on a specific future date for budget reasons. In that scenario, the agency must continue paying for those positions with local funds until the scheduled layoff date arrives, and the application must clearly identify the layoff dates and the number of positions affected.
CHP funds may also support hiring or rehiring School Resource Officers (SROs), but the program includes specific deployment requirements. Officers funded as SROs must spend at least 75 percent of their time in and around primary and/or secondary schools working on youth-related activities. In addition, the funded time commitment must be above and beyond what the agency was already dedicating to schools prior to receiving the grant. The expectation is that the award creates a measurable increase in community policing activity connected to schools, rather than simply paying for an existing staffing pattern. The solicitation also cautions applicants that if they are applying for SROs or other school safety needs, they should apply through the COPS Hiring Program selection and should not select the Comprehensive School Safety Program option on the COPS application attachment to the SF-424.
Eligibility for CHP 2014 is broad and described as an open solicitation. All state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies with primary law enforcement authority may apply, as long as the police department is operational by the application closing date (June 23, 2014) or the entity receives law enforcement services through a new or existing contract. For jurisdictions that contract for law enforcement services (for example, a town contracting with a county sheriff), the entity seeking to receive law enforcement services must be the legal applicant submitting the application.
Key administrative details include the funding opportunity number (COPS HIRING PROGRAM APPLICATION 2014), CFDA number 16.710 (Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants), and the confirmation that a matching requirement applies. The opportunity was posted May 21, 2014, created June 9, 2014, and had an application deadline of 7:59 p.m. EDT on Monday, June 23, 2014; late applications were not considered. The award ceiling listed for the opportunity is $3,125,000. For help accessing the full announcement or resolving application issues, applicants were directed to contact the COPS Office Response Center at 800-421-6770 or askCopsRC@usdoj.gov.
FAQs: COPS Hiring Program (CHP) Application 2014
What is the COPS Hiring Program (CHP) Application 2014?
The COPS Hiring Program (CHP) Application 2014 is a discretionary federal grant opportunity offered by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office). It is designed to help law enforcement agencies expand community policing and strengthen crime prevention by increasing sworn officer staffing.
What is the main purpose of CHP 2014?
The core purpose is to provide direct funding to eligible law enforcement agencies so they can hire new full-time sworn career officers and/or rehire officers who were laid off due to budget cuts. The idea is that higher staffing levels can improve an agency's ability to implement community policing strategies, engage residents, and address public safety concerns proactively.
Who offers and administers this grant?
This opportunity is offered by the U.S. Department of Justice and administered through the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office).
What types of agencies are eligible to apply?
Eligibility is described as an open solicitation. All state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies with primary law enforcement authority may apply, as long as the police department is operational by the application closing date (June 23, 2014) or the entity receives law enforcement services through a new or existing contract.
Can jurisdictions that contract for law enforcement services apply?
Yes. For jurisdictions that contract for law enforcement services (for example, a town contracting with a county sheriff), the entity seeking to receive law enforcement services must be the legal applicant submitting the application.
What can CHP 2014 funding be used for?
CHP 2014 can be used in three primary ways: (1) hire new full-time sworn career officers (including filling vacancies that exist because officer positions were eliminated from the local budget), (2) rehire officers who have already been laid off due to state, local, or Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) budget cuts (with timing requirements tied to the award start date), and (3) address impending layoffs by rehiring officers scheduled to be laid off on a specific future date due to budget reasons (with requirements to keep paying locally until the layoff date).
Can the grant support rehiring officers who were laid off from a different jurisdiction?
Yes. The program allows rehiring officers who have been laid off from any jurisdiction due to state, local, or Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) budget cuts, as long as the rehire occurs on or after the official grant award start date shown on the award document.
When can rehiring occur for officers previously laid off?
Rehiring must occur on or after the official grant award start date shown on the award document. Agencies are also required to maintain documentation showing when the positions were originally laid off and when they were rehired.
What documentation is required for rehiring laid-off officers?
Agencies must maintain documentation proving when the positions were originally laid off and when the officers were rehired.
How does CHP 2014 handle situations involving impending layoffs?
If an agency is addressing impending layoffs (officers scheduled to be laid off on a specific future date for budget reasons), the agency must continue paying for those positions with local funds until the scheduled layoff date arrives. The application must clearly identify the layoff dates and the number of positions affected.
What is the length of the CHP 2014 grant period?
Funding is structured as a cost-sharing grant over a three-year (36-month) period.
How much of an officer's salary and benefits will the federal share cover?
The federal share can cover up to 75 percent of the approved entry-level salary and fringe benefits for each funded officer position, and the grantee must provide at least a 25 percent local cash match.
Is there a maximum federal contribution per officer position?
Yes. There is a cap on the federal money per officer position, with a maximum federal contribution of $125,000 per officer over the life of the grant.
How does the COPS Office calculate the funded salary and fringe benefit amounts?
Funding calculations are based on the agency's current entry-level salary and fringe benefits for full-time sworn officers.
What happens if the agency pays a funded officer more than entry level?
If an agency chooses to pay a funded officer more than entry level, or if costs rise beyond what is approved, the additional expenses are the responsibility of the local agency and cannot be shifted to the grant.
Is there a matching requirement?
Yes. CHP 2014 includes a matching requirement. The federal share can cover up to 75 percent, and the grantee must provide at least a 25 percent local cash match.
How many officer positions can an agency request?
Requests are capped at no more than 5 percent of an agency's actual sworn force strength (as reported during the application update process), with an absolute maximum of 25 officers. Additional limits apply based on population size and small-agency thresholds.
What are the population-based caps on the number of officer positions?
Agencies serving populations of 1 million or more may apply for up to 25 officer positions. Agencies serving fewer than 1 million people may apply for up to 15 officer positions.
What is the cap for small agencies with 20 or fewer sworn officers?
Any agency with a sworn force of 20 or fewer officers may request funding for only one officer position.
Can CHP 2014 funds be used for School Resource Officers (SROs)?
Yes. CHP funds may support hiring or rehiring School Resource Officers (SROs), but there are specific deployment requirements that must be met.
What are the time-allocation requirements for officers funded as School Resource Officers (SROs)?
Officers funded as SROs must spend at least 75 percent of their time in and around primary and/or secondary schools working on youth-related activities.
Do SRO-funded activities need to be additional to existing school policing efforts?
Yes. The funded time commitment must be above and beyond what the agency was already dedicating to schools prior to receiving the grant. The expectation is that the award creates a measurable increase in community policing activity connected to schools rather than paying for an existing staffing pattern.
Is there any application guidance related to SROs and school safety options?
Yes. The solicitation cautions applicants that if they are applying for SROs or other school safety needs, they should apply through the COPS Hiring Program selection and should not select the Comprehensive School Safety Program option on the COPS application attachment to the SF-424.
What is the funding opportunity number for this grant?
The funding opportunity number is COPS HIRING PROGRAM APPLICATION 2014.
What is the CFDA number associated with CHP 2014?
The CFDA number is 16.710 (Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants).
When was this opportunity posted and created?
The opportunity was posted on May 21, 2014, and created on June 9, 2014.
What was the application deadline for CHP 2014?
The application deadline was 7:59 p.m. EDT on Monday, June 23, 2014.
Are late applications accepted?
No. Late applications were not considered.
What is the award ceiling listed for this opportunity?
The award ceiling listed for the opportunity is $3,125,000.
Where can applicants get help with the announcement or application issues?
Applicants were directed to contact the COPS Office Response Center at 800-421-6770 or askCopsRC@usdoj.gov for help accessing the full announcement or resolving application issues.
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