Letter of Intent Due: Thursday, February 4, 2010;Mandatory Bidders' Conference Call: Monday, February 8, 2010. ONE ORIGINAL and FOUR COPIES of the proposal must be received no later than 4:00 PM on Tuesday, February 23, 2010. Proposals can be mailed or hand delivered (no faxed or E-mailed proposals will be accepted). Please refer to the program guidance for detailed submission information.

Proposals must address one or more of the following purpose areas: (1) Creation, expansion or restoration after a lay-off occurred of civilian advocate programs within law enforcement agencies to provide in-house education to officers and follow-up/outreach services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking and/or dating. Priority will be given to projects serving underserved populations. (2) Creation of a specialized sworn officer position(s) or restoration of such a position(s) after a lay-off occurred to specifically address violent crimes against women, including domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking and or dating violence cases. (3) Overtime for officers to investigate or participate in prosecution of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking and/or dating violence cases or to participate in High Risk Response Teams, Sexual Assault Response Teams, Domestic Violence Roundtable activities and/or trainings. (4) Replication of promising and effective projects or creation of new project models that rely on research/best practices to inform project design. Departments may submit a joint proposal with one or more other law enforcement agencies within their region/county to address one or more of the above purpose area(s). Applicants must also address one or more of the priority areas of the Recovery Act listed below in their proposals: (1) The creation of civilian advocate position(s) to address the VAWA STOP Recovery Act purpose areas. (2) Re-hiring of a civilian advocate position after a lay-off occurred to address the VAWA STOP Recovery Act purpose areas. (3) The creation of sworn officer position(s) to address the VAWA STOP Recovery Act purpose areas. (4) Re-hiring of a sworn officer position after a lay-off occurred to address the VAWA STOP Recovery Act purpose areas. The purpose and objectives of this program are very specific in nature. The distinct subject matter of this funding opportunity necessitates a thorough review of the official program guidance referenced at the URL provided in the contact section of this summary.

None is available.

$65,000

Name: Deborah Scott

Department: Executive Office of Public Safety and Security

Street: Ten Park Plaza, Suite 3720

City: Boston

Zip: 02116

Email: deborah.scott@state.ma.us