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D&Tg: 05/15/96 TZHE: 10:35 AM TO: Ch$e£ Thgxnas Zez'wa. @ 8,6124418937 202-615-9097 PAGR: 001-001 <br /> <br />U.S. Department of Justice <br /> <br />office of Community Oriented Policing Services <br /> <br />Office of the Director <br />1100 Vermont Ave. N.W. <br />Washington, D.C. 20530 <br /> <br />May 15, 1996 <br /> <br />Dear Colleague: <br /> <br /> Congratulations! Today, President Clinton will announce Universal Hiring Program grants <br />totaling more than $605 million to over 2,500 jurisdictions for the hiring of nearly 9,000 additional <br />officers and deputies devoted to community policing. It is with great pleasure that I write to inform <br />you that your Department will receive a COPS Universal Hiring grant award. <br /> <br /> COPS Universal Hiring funds law enforcement agencies and jurisdictions wishing to supplement <br />their current sworn forces or establish new departments. These grants cover a portion of the salaries <br />and benefits of newly hired officers over a period of three years and are an integral part of the COPS <br />Office's overall phn to address crime and related pwblems through community policing. <br /> <br /> You will receive written confirmation of your estimated award amount and additional <br />information regarding your grant through the mail in two to three weeks. <br /> <br /> We are pleased that you are participating in the Universal Hiring Program and look forward to <br />working with you in a productive partnership to further your community policing efforts. Should you <br />have any questions, please contact your grant advisor directly. If you do not have the name and <br />telephone number of your grant advisor, you may call the COPS Office at 1-800-421-6770. We will be <br />happy to provide you with assistance. <br /> <br />~Director <br /> <br /> <br />