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Alcohol & <br />Gambling <br />Enforcement <br /> <br />Bureau of <br />Criminal <br />Apprehension <br /> <br />Capitol Security <br /> <br />Driver & Vehicle <br />Services <br /> <br />Emergency <br />Management / <br />Emergency <br />Response <br />Commission <br /> <br /> State Fire <br />Marshal / <br />~peline Safety <br /> <br />State Patrol <br /> <br />Traffic Safety <br /> <br />Office of the Commissioner <br />445 Minnesota Street St., Suite 1000, North Central Life Tower, St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-5000 <br />Phone: 612/296-6642 FAX: 612.297.5728 TTY: 612/282-6555 <br />Internet: http://www, d ps.state, mn. us <br /> <br /> September 9, 1998 <br /> <br /> Chief Thomas Zerwas <br /> Elk River Police Department <br /> 13065 Orono Parkw~.v <br /> Elk River, Minnesota 55330 <br /> <br />INFORMATION <br /> <br />Dear Chief Thomas Zerwas, <br />I am writing to inform you that you have been awarded a grant uncL~r the 1998 portion of the 1997 <br />Omnibus Crime Bill - Community Oriented Policing Orant for Overtime. The amount you have been <br />awanled is $12,000.00. <br />Thc total amount available under this grant for FY 1999 was $1,102,000. This fiscal year (FY99) the <br />Department of Public Safety received 79 requests for funding, totaling over $2.5 million. Of thc 79 <br />requests three (3) a~plicants were fimded at or near the requested level, 73 were funded at a lower level <br />than requested and 3 applicants did not receive any funding. The lack of available resources made if <br />impossible to fund every project, however the committee attempted to fund every qualified project at <br />some level. <br />In determining which projects, out oftbe many q, alified projects, would receive what amount of funding, <br />the committee used the following criteria: <br /> <br /> (1) Financial need; <br /> (2) Description of need; <br /> (3) Description and quality of proposed program; <br /> (4) ff applicant received a previous grant, how well the applicant reported during <br /> the period of that contract; <br /> <br /> I have included in this letter some basic information: <br /> *The grants will be disbursed on a quarterly reimbursement basis. <br /> *You may request an advance of up to 25% of the grant amount. <br /> *There will be quarterly reporting requirements. The quarterly reports and invoices will be due <br /> by the 10th day of the month following the end of the quarter. <br /> If the grant award is different fi'om the amount requested, you will need to submit a revised budget for <br /> the amount of the award. Please submit this revised budget by Monday, October 5, 1998. Detailed <br /> instructions on important areas of this grant are attached. <br /> Over the next few weeks I will be preparing the contracts. Once this task is complete, the contract will <br /> be sent to you for signatu~ and resolutions. After ali signatures have been received, the contract can b~' <br /> executed. At that time requests for advances will be processed. <br /> I look forward to working with you this year. ff you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call <br /> me at 651-297-1697. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />Pamela J. Docken <br />Grants Administrator <br /> <br />Equal Opportunity Employer <br /> <br /> <br />