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U.S. Department of Justice <br />Office of Justice Programs <br />Bureau of Justice Assistance <br />Washington. De 20531 <br />June 1, 1994 <br />Sheriff Charles Zacharias <br />Ramsey County Sheriff's Dept <br />14 West Kellogg Boulevard <br />Saint Paul, MN 55102 <br />Re: 4-B366-MN-DM <br />Dear Sheriff Zacharias: <br />Thank you for submitting your grant application to the <br />Police Hiring Supplement Program. We received 2,760 applications <br />for grants to hire additional sworn law enforcement -officers. <br />The competition for these grants was very intense. With program <br />funds limited to $150 million, we were able to award 250 grants, <br />or fewer than in 10 of all who applied. Your application was <br />not among the few accepted for funding. <br />Your application, along with all others submitted under this <br />program, was evaluated by a team of reviewers according to the <br />weighted criteria set forth in the Program Announcement. The <br />Police Hiring Task Force reviewed all highly scored applications <br />and made funding recommendations. We appreciate the time and <br />effort you took to prepare the grant application; many excellent <br />proposals were not funded. In general, successful applicants. <br />demonstrated severe needs and provided strong community policing <br />strategies. <br />The extraordinary response to this program demonstrates the <br />magnitude of unmet public safety needs in communities across the <br />nation. As an applicant to the Police Hiring Supplement Program, <br />we have automatically added you to the BJA Clearinghouse mailing <br />list. You will receive future grant announcements, as well as <br />materials relating to law enforcement and community policing. To <br />learn about the electronic bulletin board and other services, <br />please call the BJA Clearinghouse at 1-800-688-4252. You may <br />also call the BJA Response Center at its new toll -free number 1- <br />S0.0-421-6770 to obtain further information about this program and <br />related initiatives. <br />President Clinton has made a commitment to put 100,000 <br />additional officers on America's streets. With strong <br />Congressional support, we are optimistic that the current. Crime <br />Bill will include the much -needed funds to make this possible. <br />Sincerely, <br />i <br />S4.44.tiV4e% <br />4 <br />Elliott A. ro <br />Deputy Director <br />