This webinar will provide details and guidance for potential applicants to the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s FY 2022 Preventing Violence Against Law Enforcement Officers and Ensuring Officer Resilience and Survivability (VALOR) Initiative solicitation. The presenter will discuss the purpose and goals of this funding opportunity; review its eligibility requirements; and address frequently asked questions. A Q&A session will follow at the end of the presentation.
The VALOR program is an effort to improve the immediate and long-term safety, wellness, and resilience of our Nation’s law enforcement officers. Through a multifaceted approach that includes various programs to deliver no-cost training (professional education), conduct research, develop and provide resources, and establish partnerships that benefit law enforcement officers, the VALOR Initiative provides our law enforcement with innovative, useful, and valuable resources and skills.
Eligible Applicants:
City or township governments, County governments, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Special district governments, State governments, Other.
Panelist:
- Deborah Meader, Policy Advisor, Bureau of Justice Assistance