National Fraternal Order Of Police Foundation

TARGETED VIOLENCE AND TERRORISM PREVENTION GRANT PROGRAM

THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THE CURRENT PROJECT IS TO DELIVER A SUCCESSFUL NATIONWIDE PEER MENTOR TRAINING PROGRAM, POWER IN PEERS, AND TO ENHANCE AND EXPAND THE REACH AND IMPACT OF THE PROGRAM WITH THE ADDITION OF NEW INITIATIVES, INCLUDING CONTINUING EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FOR CERTIFIED PEER SUPPORTERS AND THE INCLUSION OF NEW TOOLS FOR ADVANCING, STANDARDIZING, AND INSTITUTIONALIZING THE PRACTICE OF PEER SUPPORT IN THE PROFESSION. POWER IN PEERS IS A NATIONALLY STANDARDIZED PEER SUPPORT TRAINING PROGRAM DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT. THIS PROJECT WOULD ESTABLISH THE BLUE POWERLINE, A CONFIDENTIAL AND EASILY ACCESSIBLE RESOURCE TOOL THAT WOULD CONNECT LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL SEEKING PEER SUPPORT WITH A TRAINED PEER OF THEIR CHOOSING, EFFECTIVELY REMOVING ISSUES OF STIGMA THAT CURRENTLY ACT AS A BARRIER TO OFFICERS SEEKING SUPPORT.

THE LAW ENFORCEMENT WELLNESS RESOURCE CENTER, INTRODUCED IN THE CURRENT PROPOSAL, WILL SERVE AS A NATIONWIDE HUB OF WELLNESS SERVICES PROVIDERS SPECIALIZED IN SERVING LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL. DESIGNED TO EXPAND AND ENHANCE THE EXISTING APPROVED PROVIDER BULLETIN, ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED BY THE FOP, THE CURRENT PROPOSAL WILL INCORPORATE NEW RESEARCH, ADDING TOOLS AND TRAINING TO CREATE A MORE ACCESSIBLE AND ROBUST RESOURCE. IT INTRODUCES THE BLUE PROVIDER DEVELOPMENT SERIES, WHICH DELIVERS TOOLS FOR PROVIDERS SEEKING TO BUILD CULTURAL COMPETENCE, FOSTERING A NETWORK WHICH WILL DEVELOP CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PROVIDERS AND MEMBERS OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSION.IN ADDITION, THE PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE POLICE AGENCIES AND OFFICERS WITH NEW TOOLS FOR IDENTIFYING AND ENGAGING WITH CULTURALLY COMPETENT SERVICE PROVIDERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

THE NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LEMHWA TTA PROJECT SUPPORT THE DELIVERY OF  POWER IN PEERS NATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM. POWER IN PEERS IS A MODERN STANDARDIZED CURRICULUM IN LAW ENFORCEMENT PEER SUPPORT.  DEVELOPED BY THE NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE AS PART OF A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE COPS OFFICE OF THE US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, THE POWER IN PEERS CURRICULUM PROVIDES A NATIONALLY STANDARDIZED MODEL OF LAW ENFORCEMENT PEER SUPPORT TRAINING AND SERVICES MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE PROFESSION, IN BOTH ACTIVE AND RETIRED STATUS.

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PURPOSE: TO COLLECT AND ANALYZE DATA ON REPORTED SHOOTINGS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS NATIONWIDE AND PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION TO THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES (COPS) IN AN EFFORT TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW, WHEN, WHERE AND WHY THESE SHOOTING OCCUR. THIS DATA WILL BE COMPILED IN AN EFFORT TO DEVELOP POLICING STRATEGIES AND TRAINING TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF OFFICERS WHO ARE SHOT IN THE LINE OF DUTY. THIS GRANT SEEKS TO EXPAND THE ABILITY OF THE EXISTING BLUE ALERT PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE COPS OFFICE TO COLLECT AND ANALYZE INCIDENTS IN WHICH LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARE SHOT IN THE LINE OF DUTY. ADMINISTRATION: THIS GRANT PROGRAM, A COMPONENT OF THE BLUE ALERT PROGRAM, WILL BE FUNDED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ) THROUGH THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES AT $150,000 OVER A 24 MONTH PERIOD.

THE NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE FOUNDATION (FOP) BLUE FAMILY FOCUS INITIATIVE WILL SERVE AS A NATIONWIDE TRAINING, NETWORKING, AND SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR FAMILY MEMBERS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. DESIGNED TO SUPPLEMENT THE POWER IN PEERS PROGRAM ALREADY IN EXISTENCE, BLUE FAMILY FOCUS WILL ADD AN ADDITIONAL FACET TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF NETWORKS OF MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS SUPPORT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. POWER IN PEERS IS A NATIONAL PEER SUPPORT TRAINING PROGRAM DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT. BLUE FAMILY FOCUS WILL PROVIDE RELATED BUT SEPARATE TRAINING FOR FAMILIES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, INCORPORATING PRINCIPLES AND TOPICS ADDRESSED IN THE POWER IN PEERS CURRICULUM. THE ALIGNMENT OF THE TWO TRAINING PROGRAMS IS ANTICIPATED TO FURTHER EXPAND THE IMPACT OF EACH, AS A CONSISTENT LANGUAGE OF WELLNESS IS CARRIED FROM WORKPLACE TO HOME LIFE. IN ADDITION TO CLASSROOM TRAINING WHICH WILL EDUCATE FAMILIES ABOUT STRATEGIES FOR INCREASING WELLNESS WITHIN THEIR OWN FAMILY UNITS, THE BLUE FAMILY FOCUS PROGRAM WILL INCORPORATE A NUMBER OF OTHER TOOLS AND RESOURCES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT FAMILIES. IN COOPERATION WITH THE NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE AUXILIARY, THE NATIONAL FOP WILL DEVELOP THE BLUE FAMILY FOCUS INITIATIVE TO WORK WITH EXISTING FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORKS, GROWING THOSE ALREADY EXISTING WHILE INITIATING NEW FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORKS WHERE NONE CURRENTLY EXIST. THE PROJECT IS INTENDED TO HAVE NATIONWIDE REACH, WITH TEAMS OF OFFICERS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS LEARNING ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS ALONGSIDE EACH OTHER, WHILE BUILDING SUPPORT NETWORKS WITHIN THEIR AGENCIES, THEIR COMMUNITIES, THEIR REGIONS, AND STATES.

FUNDING FOR THE BLUE ALERT PROGRAM WILL BE USED TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE NATIONAL BLUE ALERT NETWORK ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES (COPS OFFICE), AND TO COLLECT AND ANALYZE DATA ON REPORTED SHOOTINGS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS NATIONWIDE.

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FUNDING WILL BE USED TO EXPAND THE ABILITY OF THE EXISTING BLUE ALERT PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE COPS OFFICE TO COLLECT AND ANALYZE INCIDENTS IN WHICH LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARE SHOT IN THE LINE OF DUTY.  THE NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE FOUNDATION WILL CONTINUE TO COLLECT AND ANALYZE DATA ON REPORTED SHOOTINGS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS NATIONWIDE AND PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION TO THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES (COPS) IN AN EFFORT TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW, WHEN, WHERE AND WHY THESE SHOOTING OCCUR. THIS DATA WILL BE COMPILED IN AN EFFORT TO DEVELOP POLICING STRATEGIES AND TRAINING TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF OFFICERS WHO ARE SHOT IN THE LINE OF DUTY.