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Tracey Landry <br /> From: BVP Email Account <ojp@public.govdelivery.com> <br /> Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2020 8:49 AM <br /> To: Tracey Landry <br /> Subject: Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP)— FY 2020 Application Announcement <br /> Follow Up Flag: Follow up <br /> Flag Status: Flagged <br /> Dear BVP Participant: <br /> The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is pleased to announce the Fiscal Year 2020 Patrick Leahy Bulletproof <br /> Vest Partnership (BVP) application funding period. <br /> Applications for FY 2020 BVP funds will be accepted beginning April 23, 2020. All applications must be <br /> submitted online at https://ojp.gov/bvpbasi/by 6:00 pm (e.d.t.), June 8, 2020. <br /> Important Information Regarding FY 2020 BVP Funds: <br /> 1. Jurisdictions receiving funding for reimbursement of body armor purchases must have a written mandatory <br /> wear policy for uniformed patrol officers in place when the FY 2020 BVP applications are submitted. There are <br /> no requirements regarding the nature of the policy other than it specify when mandatory wear is required for <br /> uniformed officers on duty. Please see the BVP Mandatory FAQs for further guidance on this requirement: <br /> https://www.ojp.gov/sites/g/files/xyckuh241/files/media/document/FAQsBVPMandatoryWearPolicy 0.pdf. <br /> 2. Each vest purchased with FY 2020 funds must meet the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) standards on the <br /> date it was ordered and must be American-made. Please see these websites for the latest NIJ compliant vests: <br /> https://www.justnet.org/other/ballistic_cpl.html and https://www.justnet.org/other/stab cpl.html. <br /> 3. Uniquely Fitted Armor Vest Requirement: Jurisdictions receiving funding for reimbursement of body armor <br /> purchases must have in place a uniquely fitted vest requirement when the FY 2020 BVP applications are <br /> submitted. <br /> In the BVP Program, "uniquely fitted vests" means protective (ballistic or stab-resistant) armor vests that <br /> conform to the individual wearer to provide the best possible fit and coverage, through a combination of: 1) <br /> correctly-sized panels and carrier, determined through appropriate measurement, and 2)properly adjusted <br /> straps, harnesses, fasteners, flaps, or other adjustable features. The requirement that body armor be "uniquely <br /> fitted" does not necessarily require body armor that is individually manufactured based on the measurements of <br /> an individual wearer. In support of the Office of Justice Programs' efforts to improve officer safety,the <br /> American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) International has made available the Standard Practice for <br /> i <br />