Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program
Program Funding
Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.
Program Objective
Program goal(s) name: Protect the lives of law enforcement officers
Program goal(s) description: Use federal funding to protect law enforcement officers with body armor vests.
Program objective(s) name: Support purchase of bullet proof vests
Program objective description: The objective of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP) program is to protect the lives of law enforcement officers by helping State, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies provide law enforcement officers with armor vests.
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
- Other
How to Apply
Award Procedure
All final award decisions will be made by the Assistant Attorney General, unless a statute explicitly authorizes award decisions by another official or there is written delegation of authority to another official. For successful applicants, JustGrants will send a system-generated email to the Application Submitter, Authorized Representative, and Entity Administrator with information on accessing their official award package in JustGrants. The award package will include key information (such as funding amount and period of performance) as well as award conditions that must be followed. The Authorized Representative for the entity should accept or decline the award within 45 days of the notification.
Decision Timeline
- Approval: From 120 to 180 days
The review procedure for applications is specified in the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) and generally includes eligibility and responsiveness, merit, programmatic, budget, and risk reviews.
Program details & compliance
Description
Reimburses states, units of local government, and federally recognized Indian tribes for up to 50 percent of the cost of body armor vests purchased for law enforcement officers.
Mission Categories
Primary: Crime Prevention
Matching Requirements
The program requires that each applicant
jurisdiction be responsible for providing at least 50 percent of the cost of each vest purchased. Match funds must be from a nonfederal source. Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant funds or other federal funding sources may not be used to pay for that portion of the bullet proof vest (50%) that is not covered by BVP funds. Current legislation allocates funds first to jurisdictions with less than 100,000 residents.
Reporting & Compliance
Applicable 2 CFR 200 Subparts
- Subpart B — General Provisions
- Subpart C — Pre-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart D — Post-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart E — Cost Principles
- Subpart F — Audit Requirements