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OW Bulletproof Vest Partnership and the Body Armor Safety Initiative: Home Page Page 1 of 2 <br /> 15 <br /> `�/> oFfi * IFSDeparlmmitoflusI/ce <br /> Office oflust ce Programs <br /> -1 i,•, Butlewtoo!VestFaNnership/Bod;�arSafetylnifallve <br /> Notice: Critical Program Information tcrckhR..l Home Login j Site Map j Contact Us <br /> Bulletproof Veot <br /> —Partnership =Bulletproof Vest Partnership Body Armor Safety Initiative <br /> '- NOTICE—BVP FY 14 applications to open in early - - Body Armor Safety Initiative - An <br /> pP p Initiative of U.S. Department of Justice. <br /> "1 April.Please ensure the contact information is up _�.- <br /> },..�i:1 to date for your jurisdiction or law enforcement In response to concerns from the law <br /> `_ enforcement community, the Department <br /> d ESOUItC agency. of Justice(DOJ) announced an initiative to <br /> rr, :`4' address the reliabilityof bodyarmor used bylaw <br /> + +; <br /> iP7,r: The Bulletproof Vest Partnership enforcement personnel and to examine the future of <br /> Body Armor (BVP), created by the Bulletproof Vest <br /> Safety Initiative Partnership Grant Act of 1998 is a bullet resistant technology and testing. As part of this <br /> 44„`f b,, initiative, the National Institute of Justice (NII) has <br /> a;a:,,rP unique U.S. Department of Justice examined Zylon®-based bullet-resistant vests (both new <br /> initiative designed to provide a critical <br /> -°Iilf:�a« _' g and used) and is reviewing the process by which bullet- <br /> � resource to state and local law enforcement. resistant vests are certified. <br /> r t- +—. 1. t`i* ONE MILLION BVP VESTS: Since 1999, the BVP Current National Institute of Justice Body Armor <br /> °�, : _. � program has reimbursed more than 13,000 Standard 0101.06 <br /> 1"J l • x' ��`,' jurisdictions,a total of$288 million in federal funds for <br /> : %, 3,t25, , the purchase of over one million vests(1,146,909 as of NEW 3-28-14:NIJ Advisory Notice <br /> `'""':‘'z''''-' December, 2013). BVP is a critical resource for state <br /> -__-== and local jurisdictions that saves lives. Based on data , US Armor Corooration.Model 2316 <br /> collected and recorded by BJA staff, in FY 2012, <br /> protective vests were directly attributable to saving the <br /> lives of at least 33 law enforcement and corrections NEW 3-3-14:NIJ Advisory Notice <br /> officers,in 20 different states, an increase 13.7%over <br /> FY 2011. At least 14 of those life-saving vests had • TYR Tactical.LLC Ballistic Body Armor Model <br /> been purchased,in part,with BVP funds. TYR-T52/SP <br /> • TYR Tactical.LLC Ballistic Body Armor Model <br /> New: The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is TXP3A1 <br /> pleased to announce the Fiscal Year(FY) 2014 BVP <br /> application funding period. NEW 10-24-13:NIJ Advisory Notice <br /> Applications for FY 2014 BVP funds will be • Safariland.LLC Models BA-2000S-HP02F and <br /> accepted beginning April 1, 2014.All applications BA-2000S-SX01F <br /> must be submitted online by 6:00 pm (Eastern • American Body Armor Models BA-2000S-HP02F <br /> Time),May 13,2014. and BA-2000S-SX01F <br /> • Second Chance Models BA-2000S-HP02F <br /> Please see the FY 14 jurisdiction application checklist <br /> or the law enforcement agency application checklist for Body Armor Labels:When In Doubt....Check It Out <br /> further details. (Click here for additional information) <br /> The complete list of FY 2013 BVP awards can be Closed NIJ Advisory Notices and Safety Notices <br /> viewed here. <br /> Previous National Institute of Justice Body Armor - <br /> Documentation Requirement: Grantees are required Alerts <br /> to keep documentation to support the BVP vest 6-28-13:NIJ Advisory Notice <br /> application and payment requests for at least a three <br /> year period. • Safariland,model 2220-1 <br /> Other Federal Funds:Justice Assistance Grant(JAG) <br /> funds or other federal funding sources may not be 6-13-13: N!J Advisory Notice <br /> used to pay for that portion of the bullet proof vest <br /> (50%)that is not covered by BVP funds.JAG or other • Pacific Safety Products Inc.Ballistic Body Armor <br /> federal funds may be used to purchase vests for an Model 06UG2A8H <br /> agency, but they may not be used as the 50% match <br /> for BVP purposes. 4-17-2013:NIJ Safety Notice <br /> NEW!UPDATED Mandatory Wear FAQs .• point Blank Body Armor.model CB-S2-BII <br /> • Point Blank Body Armor.model CB-S3-BIIIA-2 <br /> Following two years of declining law enforcement <br /> officer line-of-duty deaths, the country realized a National Institute of Justice Body Armor Safety <br /> dramatic 37 percent increase in officer deaths in 2010. <br /> Initiative Website <br /> Fifty-nine of the 160 officers killed in 2010 were shot <br /> during violent encounters; a 20 percent increase over <br /> Body Armor Safety Initiative Archive <br /> 2009 numbers. The U.S. Department of Justice is <br /> committed to improving officer safety and has <br /> undertaken research to review and analyze violent <br /> encounters and law enforcement officer deaths and *`All media contacts should be directed to the Office of <br /> 93 <br /> http://ojp.gov/bvpbasi/ 4/8/2014 <br />