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Dear Chief Fielder and Mayor Valley:
Congratulations! On behalf of Attorney General Eric Holder, I
am pleased to inform you that your department will receive a
COPS Hiring Recovery Program (CHRP) grant award for 2 officer
positions. The estimated amount of federal funds to be
awarded to your jurisdiction over the three-year grant period is
$197,392.00. Your agency may now begin hiring or rehiring
officers to fill CHRP grant-funded positions.
Your agency will be mailed a CHRP grant award package by
September 1, 2009. The award package will include the official
Award Document, a Financial Clearance Memorandum (FCM), a
Final Funding Memorandum (FFM), and a document which
outlines how to accept and begin your award. Your agency will
have 90 days from the date listed on the letter within your
award package to officially accept your award, or request
additional time to do so. Also, a supplemental online award
package for COPS Hiring Recovery Program grantees can be
found at http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/Default.asp?Item=2271. We
strongly encourage you to visit this site immediately to access
a variety of important and helpful documents associated with
your award, including the CHRP Grant Owner’s Manual, which
specifies the terms, conditions, and requirements of your
grant. A Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document can be
found at http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/Default.asp?Item=2208,
which should be helpful in answering many questions you may
have about your new CHRP award.
Please be aware that each CHRP application was subject to a
thorough review, and some of your application information may
have been updated or corrected from the original version
submitted to COPS. At this time, we strongly encourage you to
access your application at http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/Default.
asp?Item=464, and print and maintain a copy for your records (if
you are unable to print a copy of your application, please
contact the COPS Office at 800.421.6770). Please pay special
attention to Section 7, which contains the final salary and fringe
benefit amounts and categories for which your agency was
approved. You will note that some costs may have been
adjusted or removed. Your agency may be reimbursed only
from within the cost categories that are documented within
Section 7 of this final application. Similar information regarding
your approved salary and benefits amounts will also be located
on the FCM and FFM, which will be included in your award
package.
As a reminder, all positions awarded under CHRP (or an equal
number of veteran officers) must initiate or enhance
community policing in accordance with the community policing
plan as described within Section 5 of your application. If for
any reason your agency finds that your community policing
plans have significantly changed from those outlined in your
application (e.g., because you received fewer officers than
originally requested and thus must alter the scope of your
community policing plans), please revise the plan accordingly
and submit it to the COPS Office for review and approval.
Similarly, you should also contact the COPS Office if, for any
reason, you need to reallocate your awarded positions across
the three primary hiring categories (i.e., new hires, rehires of
officers laid off pre-application, and rehires of officers laid off
or scheduled to be laid off post-application).
As explained at the time of grant application, there are
significant reporting requirements on the use of CHRP funds.
In addition to quarterly financial and programmatic progress
reports submitted to the COPS Office, CHRP grantees are also
required to submit quarterly Recovery Act reports within 10
days after the end of each calendar quarter to www.
FederalReporting.gov. These Recovery Act reports will be
made available to the public on www.Recovery.gov. All
grantees must be registered as authorized users prior to
submitting reports to www.FederalReporting.gov. The
registration function on www.FederalReporting.gov will be
available no later than August 26, 2009. Please note that
registration with this website also requires users to be
registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and
have a Dun & Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System
(DUNS) number. Registering with CCR and obtaining a DUNS
number take additional processing time, so your agency should
take immediate steps to meet these requirements in advance
of registration with www.FederalReporting.gov. For additional
information on CCR and DUNS, please refer to the CHRP Grant
Owner’s Manual at http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/Default.asp?
Item=2270.
Also, please remember that grantees must retain all sworn
officer positions awarded under the CHRP grant for a minimum
of 12 months following the 36-month federal funding period.
The retained CHRP-funded position(s) should be added to your
law enforcement budget with state and/or local funds, over and
above the number of locally-funded positions that would have
existed in the absence of the grant. In your CHRP grant
application, your agency was required to affirm that it plans to
retain the additional officer positions awarded following the
expiration of the grant, and to identify the planned sources of
retention funding. If, during the life of the grant, you have
questions regarding the retention requirement or your
retention funding sources, please contact the COPS Office for
assistance.
Once again, congratulations on your CHRP award. We look
forward to working with you in a productive partnership to
further your community policing efforts. If you have any
questions about your grant award, please do not hesitate to
call the COPS Office Response Center at 800.421.6770.
Sincerely,
David M. Buchanan
Acting Director
Congratulations! On behalf of Attorney General Eric Holder, I
am pleased to inform you that your department will receive a
COPS Hiring Recovery Program (CHRP) grant award for 2 officer
positions. The estimated amount of federal funds to be
awarded to your jurisdiction over the three-year grant period is
$197,392.00. Your agency may now begin hiring or rehiring
officers to fill CHRP grant-funded positions.
Your agency will be mailed a CHRP grant award package by
September 1, 2009. The award package will include the official
Award Document, a Financial Clearance Memorandum (FCM), a
Final Funding Memorandum (FFM), and a document which
outlines how to accept and begin your award. Your agency will
have 90 days from the date listed on the letter within your
award package to officially accept your award, or request
additional time to do so. Also, a supplemental online award
package for COPS Hiring Recovery Program grantees can be
found at http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/Default.asp?Item=2271. We
strongly encourage you to visit this site immediately to access
a variety of important and helpful documents associated with
your award, including the CHRP Grant Owner’s Manual, which
specifies the terms, conditions, and requirements of your
grant. A Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document can be
found at http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/Default.asp?Item=2208,
which should be helpful in answering many questions you may
have about your new CHRP award.
Please be aware that each CHRP application was subject to a
thorough review, and some of your application information may
have been updated or corrected from the original version
submitted to COPS. At this time, we strongly encourage you to
access your application at http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/Default.
asp?Item=464, and print and maintain a copy for your records (if
you are unable to print a copy of your application, please
contact the COPS Office at 800.421.6770). Please pay special
attention to Section 7, which contains the final salary and fringe
benefit amounts and categories for which your agency was
approved. You will note that some costs may have been
adjusted or removed. Your agency may be reimbursed only
from within the cost categories that are documented within
Section 7 of this final application. Similar information regarding
your approved salary and benefits amounts will also be located
on the FCM and FFM, which will be included in your award
package.
As a reminder, all positions awarded under CHRP (or an equal
number of veteran officers) must initiate or enhance
community policing in accordance with the community policing
plan as described within Section 5 of your application. If for
any reason your agency finds that your community policing
plans have significantly changed from those outlined in your
application (e.g., because you received fewer officers than
originally requested and thus must alter the scope of your
community policing plans), please revise the plan accordingly
and submit it to the COPS Office for review and approval.
Similarly, you should also contact the COPS Office if, for any
reason, you need to reallocate your awarded positions across
the three primary hiring categories (i.e., new hires, rehires of
officers laid off pre-application, and rehires of officers laid off
or scheduled to be laid off post-application).
As explained at the time of grant application, there are
significant reporting requirements on the use of CHRP funds.
In addition to quarterly financial and programmatic progress
reports submitted to the COPS Office, CHRP grantees are also
required to submit quarterly Recovery Act reports within 10
days after the end of each calendar quarter to www.
FederalReporting.gov. These Recovery Act reports will be
made available to the public on www.Recovery.gov. All
grantees must be registered as authorized users prior to
submitting reports to www.FederalReporting.gov. The
registration function on www.FederalReporting.gov will be
available no later than August 26, 2009. Please note that
registration with this website also requires users to be
registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and
have a Dun & Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System
(DUNS) number. Registering with CCR and obtaining a DUNS
number take additional processing time, so your agency should
take immediate steps to meet these requirements in advance
of registration with www.FederalReporting.gov. For additional
information on CCR and DUNS, please refer to the CHRP Grant
Owner’s Manual at http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/Default.asp?
Item=2270.
Also, please remember that grantees must retain all sworn
officer positions awarded under the CHRP grant for a minimum
of 12 months following the 36-month federal funding period.
The retained CHRP-funded position(s) should be added to your
law enforcement budget with state and/or local funds, over and
above the number of locally-funded positions that would have
existed in the absence of the grant. In your CHRP grant
application, your agency was required to affirm that it plans to
retain the additional officer positions awarded following the
expiration of the grant, and to identify the planned sources of
retention funding. If, during the life of the grant, you have
questions regarding the retention requirement or your
retention funding sources, please contact the COPS Office for
assistance.
Once again, congratulations on your CHRP award. We look
forward to working with you in a productive partnership to
further your community policing efforts. If you have any
questions about your grant award, please do not hesitate to
call the COPS Office Response Center at 800.421.6770.
Sincerely,
David M. Buchanan
Acting Director
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COPS Hiring Recovery
Program (CHRP) Awards
July 28, 2009
Award Amount
AR
City of Ward Police Department 1 $128,809
Cotton Plant, City of 1 $64,981
Hot Springs, City of 2 $321,522
Jonesboro Police Department 7 $1,008,574
Lake Village Police Department 1 $110,664
Little Rock Police Department 20 $3,043,680
Madison, City of 1 $84,972
Marianna Police Department 1 $94,808
Montrose, City of 1 $94,797
Morrilton Police Department 1 $144,378
Nashville Police Department 1 $117,417
North Little Rock Police Department 9 $1,455,849
Osceola Police Department 1 $123,371
Pine Bluff, City of 7 $1,013,656
Texarkana Police Department 4 $678,400
West Helena, City of 2 $197,392
State Total: 16 60 $8,683,270
Program (CHRP) Awards
July 28, 2009
Award Amount
AR
City of Ward Police Department 1 $128,809
Cotton Plant, City of 1 $64,981
Hot Springs, City of 2 $321,522
Jonesboro Police Department 7 $1,008,574
Lake Village Police Department 1 $110,664
Little Rock Police Department 20 $3,043,680
Madison, City of 1 $84,972
Marianna Police Department 1 $94,808
Montrose, City of 1 $94,797
Morrilton Police Department 1 $144,378
Nashville Police Department 1 $117,417
North Little Rock Police Department 9 $1,455,849
Osceola Police Department 1 $123,371
Pine Bluff, City of 7 $1,013,656
Texarkana Police Department 4 $678,400
West Helena, City of 2 $197,392
State Total: 16 60 $8,683,270