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Grants to Missouri Police Departments to Hire Minority Police Officers

Minority Police Officer Recruitment and Retention Program (MPORR) Grant


Agency
State

GrantWatch ID#
210776

Funding Source
Missouri Department of Public Safety (DPS)
Office of the Director
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Geographic Focus
USA: Missouri

Important Dates
Deadline: 09/20/23 4:00 PM CST Save

Grant Description
Grants to Missouri police recruitment departments to promote the hiring and retention of minority police officers. Funding is intended for recruitment efforts in a city without similar programs. The program should be managed by an African-American police officer association that supports efforts to reduce crime in a city, not in a county, and a county with more than one million inhabitants.

Eligible Costs Categories

  • Personnel, Personnel Benefits, Personnel Overtime, & Personnel Overtime Benefits
  • Travel/Training
  • Equipment
  • Supplies/Operations
  • Contractual


Recipient

Additional Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants include Minority Police Officer Recruitment and Retention Programs located within a city not within a county with such a program being administered and overseen by an African-American police officer association that supports efforts in reducing crime in a city, not in a county with more than one million inhabitants.

Ineligible
For-profit, governmental, and nonprofit organizations that are not registered with the United States IRS as a 501(c)(3) corporation and minority police officer recruitment programs that are not administered and overseen by an African-American police officer association that supports efforts in reducing crime in a city not in a county and county with more than one million inhabitants are ineligible for MPORR funds from the State of Missouri.

Ineligible costs:
- Management and Administration that exceeds 10% of the award amount
- Bonuses or Commissions
- Construction/Renovation Projects
- Daily Subsistence within Official Domicile
- Entertainment Expenses & Bar Charges
- Finance Fees for delinquent payments
- First Class Travel
- Indirect Costs
- Less-than-lethal Weapons
- Lobbying or Fundraising
- Military-Type Equipment
- Office Lease/Purchase
- Personal Incentives for Employment
- Pre-Paid Fuel/Phone Cards
- Vehicles (Lease or Purchase)
- Weapons and Ammunition

Pre-Application Information
The application deadline is September 20, 2023, at 4 pm CST.

Additional Funding Information

Estimated Total Program Funding:

$150,000

Term of Contract
Project Period: 10/01/2023 - 05/30/2024

Contact Information
Apply online: https://dpsgrants.dps.mo.gov/

Contacts:

Michelle Branson
DPS Grants Program Supervisor
(573) 526-9014
Michelle.Branson@dps.mo.gov

Joni McCarter
DPS Grants Program Manager
(573) 526-9020
Joni.McCarter@dps.mo.gov

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