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66£- - police and citizens to innovatively solve enforcement responsiveness to members community problems, to facilitate the of the community. restructuring of agencies to allow the fullest use of department and community Therefore, only applications that clearly resources, to promote the effective flow link the funds sought to an increased. . and use of information both within and community policing presence will be outside an agency, and to improve law considered for funding. Eligibility A II state, local, Tribal, and other public applicants will be based upon FY '97 ~wenforcemema~ncies(mcludmg appropriations. university police, housmg authorities, and school districts) committed to community . If your agency has already received policing are eligible to apply. COPS fundmg under COPS MORE '95, you MORE '96 is designed for agencies that may still apply for funding for addi- wish to redeploy current sworn law tiona1 resources under COPS MORE enforcement officers to community polic- '96. Note: Applications for renewals ing and to continue these efforts after the (for agencies awarded civilians under conclusion of Federal funding. COPS MORE '95) wilrbe considered separately. You will receive a renewal . The COPS Office will accept applica- application at a different time. (You tions for COPS MORE '96 from may not apply for a renewal of civilians September 9, 1996 through October awarded last year with this applica- 31, 1996. Jurisdictions with populations tion.) ove:r: 150,000 are strongly encouraged to apply by September 9, 1996. Juris- . If your agency was not funded under dictions serving populations 150,000 COPS MORE '95, or if your agency or below may apply any time from çlid not receive funding for certain September 9 through October 31, 1996. allowable items under COPS MORE '95, you may apply for these and addi- COPS funding must be allocated tional items provided you are able to based on a formula previously estab- show the requisite time savings/ lished by Congress. Under this formula, redeployment and the items are 50 percent of the annual grant funds allowable under the COPS MORE '96 are awarded to jurisdictions serving program. Please contact your COPS populations over 150,000, and 50 grant advisor for assistance m com- percent of the funds are awarded to pleting this application. those serving 150,000 or below. The COPS Office already has reached the . If your agency receives fundmg under funding limit for FY '96 for smaller COPS MORE '96, you are still eligible jurisdictions, therefore, applications for to apply for other COPS grants. the larger jurisdictions will be consid- ered first. Funding for the remaining . Requests for overtime funds ..,rill not be funded under COPS MORE '96. 2