2004-085-RES AUTHORIZATION IN REGARDS TO SEEKING GRANT FROM US DEPT OF JUSTICE FOR FUNDING UNDER THE COPS IN SCHOOLS GRANT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR SALARY AND BENEFITS OF 1 SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER

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Application Form COPS in Schools 2004 Application Form Postmark deadline date for COPS in Schools 2004 applications: May 17, 2004 Applications must be postmarked on or before May 17, 2004 to be considered for Fiscal Year 2004 funding. All grant awards are subject to the availability of funding. The following application pages and enclosed forms are to be completed by jurisdictions wishing to apply for a COPS in Schools grant to pay for entry- level salaries and benefits of newly hired, additional school resource officers to be deployed to work in and around primary and secondary schools. COPS in Schools funds also may be used to pay for new, additional swom officers who will take the place of locally-funded veteran officers that your agency d~lQYs as tl1~ ~~bc:>Ql :r~~Qm:9~ Qffi~~!'(s} ~ ~ grr~~t!,e~tQfJw.sgrl.gl!. ,E1l9h SRO must devote at least 75 percent of his or her time to work in and around primary and secondary schools, in addition to the time that the agency would have devoted in the absence of the CIS grant. [For additional information, please see examples on page 8 of the Application Instructions.) By signing this form, your agency understands that the COPS in Schools program grant funds provide a maximum federal contribution of up to $125,000 per entry- level officer over the three-year grant period, with any remaining costs to be paid with local funds. There are no waivers of the local match under the COPS in Schools grant program. All budget calculations must be based on the salary and fringe benefits of an entry-level officer in your department. Note: please submit only one COPS in Schools grant application per law enforcement agency under the COPS in Schools 2004 open solicitation period, regardless of the number of schools or school districts involved in the partnership. COPS in Schools funding must be used to hire new, additional school resource officers, over and above the number of sworn officers that your agency would fund with state or local funds in the absence of this grant (including all officers locally budgeted and any officers already assigned to the schools). Your agency may not reduce its state, local, or Bureau of Indian Affairs funded level of sworn officers (including all officers locally budgeted and any officers already assigned to the schools) as a result of applying for or receiving COPS in Schools grant funding. [For additional information, please see page 15-17 of the Application Instructions) In addition to the demographic information collected on the application forms, applicants must also submit the enclosed Memorandum of Understanding (MOD) Form that outlines the roles and responsibilities of the collaborative effort between the law enforcement agency and the primary and/or secondary school(s). The MOD requires the original signatures of the law enforcement executive and appropriate school official(s). In addition, applicants must also submit a separate typed and double-spaced Narrative Addendum on department letterhead that addresses the four bulleted topics listed on page 35 of the Application Forms.