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Funding Announcement: Bullet -Resistant Shield Grant Program, FY2023 <br />�I ', Dates <br />Funding Announcement Release 08/17/2022 <br />Online System Opening Date 08/17/2022 <br />Final Date to Submit and Certify an Application 09/19/2422 at 5:00PM CST <br />Earliest Project Start Date 09/01/2022 <br />hlll' lroject Period <br />Projects must begin on or after 09/01/2022 and may not exceed a 12 -month project period. <br />Levels <br />Minimum: None <br />Maximum: None <br />Match Requirement: None <br />Standards <br />Grantees must comply with standards applicable to this fund source cited in the Texas Grant <br />g ( `51 :e�r��nra9� Ali �ul�e�eeue °,�aniul Ca�,ki,a:o� e, and allstatutes, requirements, and <br />Management ars rr �iWf <br />guidelines applicable to this funding. <br />'IIliiiigiible Ac-l'tivities and <br />Funds may only be used for obtaining bullet -resistant shields compliant with the National Institute of <br />Justice (NIJ) Level III, III+, or IV. <br />Applicants are encouraged to consider the reasonable cost of their request. PSO will evaluate <br />applications based on the number of frontline peace officers and the average cost per shield. <br />Eligible officers. Grant funds may only be used to equip peace officers (as defined by Article 2.12, Texas <br />Code of Criminal Procedure) directly employed by a law enforcement agency operated by the applicant. <br />PSO will prioritize the equipping of certain types of officers in the following order: <br />1) Peace officers directly employed by school districts; <br />2) Peace officers contracted by school districts; and <br />3) Other peace officers that may respond to school safety emergencies. <br />Active Shooter Policy. All eligible organizations that apply for grant funds will ensure its law <br />enforcement agency adopts a Critical Incidents In -Progress (Active Shooter) policy implementing, at a <br />minimum, protocols for assessing an active threat or violent encounter and immediately <br />responding in order to stop the killing, stop the dying, and provide rapid casualty evacuation. The <br />policy should include procedures that address: <br />0 Concepts and Principles <br />