Opportunity Information: Apply for COPS HIRING PROGRAM APPLICATION 2015
Apply for COPS HIRING PROGRAM APPLICATION 2015
- The Community Oriented Policing Services in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "COPS HIRING PROGRAM APPLICATION 2015" 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 18, 2015 and posted on May 18, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by The deadline for submitting applications in response to this grant announcement is 759 EDT on Friday, June 19, 2015. 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 19, 2015, 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.
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Opportunity Summary:
The COPS Hiring Program (CHP) Application 2015 is a discretionary federal grant offered through the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office), designed to help law enforcement agencies expand their community policing capacity and strengthen local crime prevention efforts. The core purpose of the program is straightforward: provide direct funding to support the hiring and rehiring of full-time, sworn, career law enforcement officers so agencies can put more personnel into community policing work and related prevention activities.
Under the 2015 CHP solicitation, the federal award can cover up to 75 percent of the approved entry-level salary and fringe benefits for each officer position over a three-year (36-month) grant period. Agencies must provide a minimum 25 percent local cash match, meaning the applicant must commit local funds to cover at least one quarter of the total approved salary and benefits for the funded positions. The program also sets a firm cap on federal support: no more than $125,000 in federal funds per officer position across the life of the award. Importantly, the grant budget is based on the agency's current entry-level pay and benefits for full-time sworn officers; if an agency chooses to pay above entry level (for example, due to step increases, negotiated salary schedules, or hiring experienced officers at higher rates), those extra costs are the agency's responsibility and cannot be shifted to the federal share.
CHP funds may be used in several staffing scenarios. Agencies can hire new officers, including filling officer vacancies that are no longer funded in the agency's budget (in other words, bringing back positions that were cut or left unfunded locally). Agencies can also rehire officers who have already been laid off from any jurisdiction due to state, local, or Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) budget reductions, as long as the rehiring occurs on or after the official grant award start date listed in the award documents. For these rehires, the agency must keep documentation showing when the positions were laid off and when they were brought back. In addition, the program allows agencies to rehire officers who are currently scheduled to be laid off in the future due to budget reductions; in that case, the agency must continue paying for those positions with local funding up until the scheduled layoff dates, and the application must clearly identify both the number of affected positions and the specific planned layoff dates.
The program includes clear limits on how many officer positions an agency can request, with caps tied to agency size and service population. Overall, an agency's request cannot exceed five percent of its actual sworn force strength as reported at the time of the updated application, and no agency may request more than 25 officers. Population-based limits also apply: agencies serving a population 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 positions. Very small agencies face tighter constraints; any agency with a sworn force of 20 officers or fewer is capped at requesting one officer position. The funding opportunity lists an overall award ceiling of $3,125,000, which reflects the maximum amount that could be awarded under the solicitation parameters.
CHP funding can also support School Resource Officers (SROs), but only under specific community policing conditions. The COPS Office requires that any officer placed in an SRO role spend at least 75 percent of their time in and around primary and/or secondary schools working on youth-related activities. Just as important, the funded time commitment must be above and beyond what the agency was already dedicating to schools before receiving the grant. In practical terms, the grant is meant to increase, not simply replace, existing school-based policing and community engagement activity, and the agency must be able to demonstrate that community policing activities in and around schools will increase as a direct result of the award.
Eligibility for the 2015 solicitation is broad and described as an open solicitation. State, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies with primary law enforcement authority are eligible to apply, as long as they have an operational police department as of the application close date (June 19, 2015) or receive law enforcement services through a new or existing contract for service. If the grant-funded staffing is intended to be part of a written contracting agreement (for example, a town contracting with a neighboring sheriff's office for law enforcement coverage), the jurisdiction receiving the law enforcement services must be the legal applicant, not the agency providing the service.
Administratively, this opportunity was posted May 18, 2015, with a closing deadline of 7:59 EDT on Friday, June 19, 2015, and applications submitted after that time were not eligible for consideration. The program is associated with CFDA number 16.710 (Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants) and includes a required cost share/match. For support or issues accessing the full announcement, the COPS Office Response Center is listed as the point of contact at 800-421-6770.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - COPS Hiring Program (CHP) Application 2015
What is the COPS Hiring Program (CHP) Application 2015?
The COPS Hiring Program (CHP) Application 2015 is a discretionary federal grant 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 their community policing capacity and strengthen local crime prevention efforts by funding the hiring and rehiring of full-time, sworn, career law enforcement officers.
What is the main purpose of this grant?
The program provides direct funding to support the hiring and rehiring of full-time, sworn, career law enforcement officers so agencies can place more personnel into community policing work and related prevention activities.
What costs will the federal award cover?
Under the 2015 solicitation, the federal award can cover up to 75 percent of the approved entry-level salary and fringe benefits for each officer position over a three-year (36-month) grant period.
Is there a required match or cost share?
Yes. Agencies must provide a minimum 25 percent local cash match. This means the applicant must commit local funds to cover at least one quarter of the total approved salary and benefits for the funded positions.
Is there a maximum amount of federal funding per officer position?
Yes. Federal support is capped at no more than $125,000 in federal funds per officer position across the life of the award.
How is the grant budget calculated for officer salary and benefits?
The grant budget is based on the agency's current entry-level pay and fringe benefits for full-time sworn officers.
What happens if the agency pays officers above entry level?
If an agency pays above entry level (for example, due to step increases, negotiated salary schedules, or hiring experienced officers at higher rates), those additional costs are the agency's responsibility and cannot be moved to the federal share.
Can CHP funds be used to hire new officers?
Yes. Agencies may use CHP funds to hire new full-time, sworn, career law enforcement officers, including filling officer vacancies that are no longer funded in the agency's budget (bringing back positions that were cut or left unfunded locally).
Can CHP funds be used to rehire laid-off officers?
Yes. Agencies can rehire officers who have already been laid off from any jurisdiction due to state, local, or Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) budget reductions, as long as the rehiring occurs on or after the official grant award start date listed in the award documents.
What documentation is required for rehiring previously laid-off officers?
For rehires of previously laid-off officers, the agency must keep documentation showing when the positions were laid off and when they were brought back.
Can an agency use the grant to prevent future layoffs?
Yes. The program allows agencies to rehire officers who are currently scheduled to be laid off in the future due to budget reductions, but specific conditions apply.
What conditions apply for officers scheduled to be laid off in the future?
If officers are scheduled to be laid off in the future due to budget reductions, the agency must continue paying for those positions with local funding up until the scheduled layoff dates. The application must also clearly identify the number of affected positions and the specific planned layoff dates.
How many officer positions can an agency request?
The program sets multiple caps. Overall, an agency's request cannot exceed five percent of its actual sworn force strength as reported at the time of the updated application, and no agency may request more than 25 officers.
Are there population-based limits on the number of officers an agency can request?
Yes. Agencies serving a population 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 positions.
What is the request limit for very small agencies?
Any agency with a sworn force of 20 officers or fewer is capped at requesting one officer position.
What is the overall award ceiling listed for this opportunity?
The funding opportunity lists an overall award ceiling of $3,125,000, reflecting the maximum amount that could be awarded under the solicitation parameters.
Can CHP funding support School Resource Officers (SROs)?
Yes, but only under specific community policing conditions set by the COPS Office.
What time commitment is required for a grant-funded School Resource Officer?
An officer placed in an SRO role must spend at least 75 percent of their time in and around primary and/or secondary schools working on youth-related activities.
Can CHP funds replace an agency's existing SRO or school policing time?
No. The funded SRO time commitment must be above and beyond what the agency was already dedicating to schools before receiving the grant. The intent is to increase, not replace, existing school-based policing and community engagement activity.
What must an agency be able to demonstrate when applying for SRO support?
The agency must be able to demonstrate that community policing activities in and around schools will increase as a direct result of the award.
Who is eligible to apply for the 2015 CHP solicitation?
Eligibility is described as broad under an open solicitation. State, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies with primary law enforcement authority are eligible to apply.
Does the agency need to have an operational police department to be eligible?
Yes. The agency must have an operational police department as of the application close date (June 19, 2015) or receive law enforcement services through a new or existing contract for service.
If law enforcement services are provided through a contract, who must be the applicant?
If the grant-funded staffing is intended to be part of a written contracting agreement (for example, a town contracting with a neighboring sheriff's office), the jurisdiction receiving the law enforcement services must be the legal applicant, not the agency providing the service.
When was this grant opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on May 18, 2015.
What was the application deadline and time zone?
The closing deadline was 7:59 EDT on Friday, June 19, 2015.
Were late applications accepted?
No. Applications submitted after 7:59 EDT on June 19, 2015 were not eligible for consideration.
What is the CFDA number associated with this grant?
The program is associated with CFDA number 16.710, titled Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants.
Who can be contacted for support or issues accessing the full announcement?
The COPS Office Response Center is listed as the point of contact and can be reached at 800-421-6770.
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