[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 28, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 28CFR92.13]

[Page 412-413]
 
                    TITLE 28--JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION
 
              CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Continued)
 
PART 92--OFFICE OF COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES (COPS)--Table of Contents
 
            Subpart B--Police Recruitment Program Guidelines
 
Sec. 92.13  Program eligibility.

    (a) Eligible organizations for the Police Recruitment program grant 
are certified nonprofit organizations that have training and/or 
experience in:

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    (1) Working with a police department and with teachers, counselors, 
and similar personnel;
    (2) Providing services to the community in which the organization is 
located;
    (3) Developing and managing services and techniques to recruit and 
train individuals, and in assisting such individuals in meeting 
requisite standards and provisions;
    (4) Developing and managing services and techniques to assist in the 
retention of applicants to like programs; and
    (5) Developing other programs that contribute to the community.
    (b) A program is qualified to receive a grant if:
    (1) The overall design of the program is to recruit and retain 
applicants to a police department;
    (2) The program provides recruiting services that include tutorial 
programs to enable individuals to meet police force academic 
requirements and to pass entrance examinations;
    (3) The program provides counseling to applicants to police 
departments who may encounter problems throughout the application 
process; and
    (4) The program provides retention services to assist in retaining 
individuals to stay in the application process of the police department.
    (c) To qualify for funding under the Police Recruitment program, the 
intended activities must support the recruitment services, tutorial and 
other academic assistance programs, and retention services for 
individuals. The qualified non-profit organization must submit an 
application which identifies the law enforcement department with which 
it will work and includes documentation showing:
    (1) The need for the grant;
    (2) The intended use of the funds;
    (3) Expected results from the use of grant funds;
    (4) Demographic characteristics of the population to be served, 
including age, disability, race, ethnicity, and languages used;
    (5) Status as a non-profit organization; and
    (6) Contains satisfactory assurances that the program for which the 
grant is made will meet the applicable requirements of the program 
guidelines prescribed in this document.