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Award Information
Project Information
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This award is offered subject to the conditions or limitations set forth in the Award Information,
Project Information, Financial Information, and Award Conditions.
A financial analysis of budgeted costs has been completed. All costs listed in the approved budget below
were programmatically approved based on the final proposed detailed budget and budget narratives
submitted by your agency to the COPS Office. Any adjustments or edits to the proposed budget are
explained below.
Budget Clearance Date: 10/27/21 9:28 PM
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Budget Category
Proposed Budget Change Approved Budget Percentages
Sworn Officer Positions $4,735,991.38 $0.00 $4,735,991.38
Civilian or Non -Sworn Personnel $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Travel $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Equipment $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Supplies $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
SubAwards $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Procurement Contracts $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Other Costs $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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Indirect Costs $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Total Project Costs $4,735,991.38 -$0.38 $4,735,991.00
Federal Funds: $1,875,000.00 39.59%
Match Amount: $2,860,991.00 60.41
Program Income: $0.00 0.00%
Budget Detail Summary View
Budget Category
Sworn Officer
Civilian Personnel
Travel
Equipment
Supplies
SubAwards
Procurement Contracts
Other Costs
Indirect Costs
I have read and understand the information presented in this section of the Federal Award Instrument.
Other Award Documents
Award Conditions
Award Acceptance
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A. 2020/2021 COPS Base Salary- Enter the entry-level base salary for one sworn officer position for each year.
Per Olana- 1)The FOP contract ends on 9/30/2021 and, due to negotiations, I do not yet know H there will be increases to the base or if it will continue status quo. If you are providing an estimate baud on what we know today, with the caveat of that language, the base on the spreadsheets are correct.s
$2700 Crime Prevention Flat added into the bate salaries
Vacation and Sick leave included in base salary.
Fringe benefit percentages based on PO Budget Estimate for Hiring Costs of Police Officers from MRC Budget Office
B. Fringe Benefits
Social Security: Exempt
Medicare: 1.45%
(MICA)
Heakh Insurance (Family Coverage)
Life Insurance
Vacation N of Hours Annually:
Sick Leave N of Hours Annually
Retirement
Worker's Comp
Unemployment Insurance
Shift Differential Payments
Dental Insurance
Other
Benefits Sub-Ttl Per Year 11 Position)
C. TTL Salary + Benefits Per Year (1 Position)
D. TTL Salary + Benefits Years 1,2 and 3
94
96
(Pension Allocation)
I$58,526
Year 1 Fringe Benefits
Cost Base
Year 1 Salary Original base Year 2 Salary Original base
+$2700 salary +$2700 salary
$55,826 $58,617
%of Salary
S
0
848.63 I 1.45%
$ 9,972.83 1 17.04%
$ 175.58 1 0.30% 1
0.00%
0.00%
$ 24,879.40 1 42.51%
$ 4,512.35 1 7.71%
0.00%
1,463.15 I 2.50%
0.00%
0.00%
$ 41,851.94
$ 100,377.94
$ 315,732.76
I$61,317
Year 2 Fringe Benefits
Cost Base
%of Salary
$ 889.10 I 1.45%
$ 10,448.42 1 17.04%
$ 183.95 1 0.30%
0.00%
0.00%
$ 26,065.86 I 42.51%
$ 4,727.54 I 7.71%
I 0.00%
$ 1,532.93 1 2.50%
0.00%
0.00%
I $ 43,847.79 1
$ 105,164.791
XI 15 1 N of Positions
Year 3 Salary
+$2700
$64,247
Original base
salary
$61,547
Year 3 Fringe Benefits
Cost Base
%of Salary
0
I $ 931.58 1 1.45%
I
10,947.69 I 17.04%
192.74 I 0.30%
I o.00%
27 311.40 I 42.51%
4,953.44 I 7.71%
Is
I o.00%
I $ 1,606.18 1 2.5016
I 000%
L$
I $ 45,943.03 I
I $110190
I $ 4 735 991.39 I
YR 4 TTL Benefi
(1 Position) YR 4 171 Salary
SALARY DETAILS
Part 3: Federal/Loaf Share Coats (for Hiring Grants) 'Grantee must assume a progressMey larger share of the cost of the grant with local funds over the 3- year grant period.
TTL Salary+ Benefits Year 1,2, & 3 (all positions)
Total Federal Share
Total Federal Percentage
Total Local Share Required
Total Local Percentage
I $ 4,735,991.39 1
I $ 1,875,000.00 1
40%I
2860991.3851
60%I
Please project how your agency pans to assume a progressMey larger share of the grant osts during each year of the program.
%of "Total Local Share Required" Year 1
% of "Total Local Share Required" Year 2
% of "Total Local Share Required" Year 3
%Total
Federal Share Year 1
Federal Share Year 2
Federal Share Year 3
Federal Total
Local Share Year 1
Local Share Year 2
Local Share Year 3
32%
33%
35%
100%
$ 600,000.00
$ 618 750.00
$ 656 250.00
I $ 1,875,000.00 I
$ 915,517.24
$ 944,127.16
$ 1,001,346.98
Year 4 cost is only for internal purposes, not part of COPS 2020/2021 application.
4th year cost is 100% local share per grant.
Original base
Year 4 Salary +. salary
I $68,617.48 1 $ 64,624.98 I
Year 4 Frin e Benefits
Cost Base
$ 994.95 I
$ 12,742.27 I
$ 180.00 I
$ 27,886.14 I
$ 6,511.80 I
$ 686.17 I
is
{ $ 49,001.33 1
I $117,618.81 1
NORicers
15
%of Salary
0
1.45%
18.57%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
40.64%
9.49%
0.0096
1.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Total for 15 Officers
$1,764,282.14
Loot Total
TOTAL BUDGET
BUDGET SUMMARY
$ 2,860,991.39
$ 4,735,991.39
Budget Category
A. Sworn Officer Positions
B. Non -Sworn Personnel
C. Equipment & Technology
D. Supplies
E. Travel & Training
F. Contracts & Consultants
G. Other Costs
H. Indirect Costs
Total Project Amount:
Total Federal Sham Amount:
(TTL Project Amt. 0 Federal Share Percentage Allowable)
Total Local Share Amount (if applicable):
(TTL Project Amt. - TTL Federal Share Amount)
ALLOWABLE COSTS
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Prescription drugs
Sick days (if not included in base salary —calculate using 8-hour workdays)
Vacation days (if not included in base salary —calculate using 8-hour workdays)
Holiday pay (if not included in base salary)
Retirement pension
Worker's compensation
Unemployment
Disability insurance
Accidental death and disability
401(k) plan
Liability insurance
Shift differential pay (if not included in base salary)
Accident insurance
Bonding insurance
Police trust
State funded retirement system
Professional liability insurance
Federal Unemployment Tat Act (FUTA) tax
Survivor benefit
UNALLOWABLE COSTS
Training
Equipment
Uniforms
Weapons
Vehicles
5everanc Pay
Hazard Pay
Any Fringe Benefits Not Listed
Category Total
$ 4,735,991.39
$0
$0
$D
$0
$0
$0
50
$ 4,735,991.39
$1,875,000
$ 2,860,991.39
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Award Letter
Award Information
Project Information
Financial Information
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State: FL
Legal Name: MIAMI, CITY OF
Approved Problem Focus Area: Police -based Response to Persons in Crisis
15 Full -Time Officers Funded
15 New Hires
0 Rehires Previously Laid Off
0 Rehires Scheduled for Lay Off
I have read and understand the information presented in this section of the Federal Award Instrument.
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Solicitation Title Awarding Agency
2021 FY 21 COPS Office Hiring Program COPS
Solicitation
Application Number
GRANT13377483
Grant Manager Name Phone Number
VERLENA BRAXTON 800-421-6770
E-mail Address
VERLENA.BRAXTON@USDOJ.GOV
Project Title
FY21 COPS Hiring Program (CHP)
Performance Period Start Performance Period End
Date Date
10/01/2021 09/30/2026
Budget Period Start Date Budget Period End Date
10/01/2021 09/30/2026
Project Description
The purpose of the COPS Hiring Program (CHP) program is to advance the practice of
community policing through the hire or rehire of additional career law enforcement officers.
Funding under this award will be utilized by local law enforcement agencies to hire and
rehire career law enforcement officers necessary to increase the jurisdiction's community
policing capacity to prevent and disrupt crime and violence.
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M I A M I•DADE
COUNTY
June 22, 2021
Chief Art Acevedo
City of Miami Police Department
400 NW 2"d Avenue
Miami, FL 33128
RE: COPS CHP 2021
Dear Chief Acevedo:
Homeless Trust
11 1 NW 1st Street • 27th Floor
Miami, Florida 33128
T 305-375-1490
miamidade.gov
The Miami -Dade County Homeless Trust strongly supports the Miami Police Department's proposal to
form a Crisis Intervention Team focused on providing resources to high utilizers of mental health and drug
crisis systems. The Miami -Dade County Homeless Trust serves as the lead agency for Miami -Dade County's
homeless Continuum of Care (CoC), and is responsible for the oversight, planning and operations of the
entire CoC, which includes administering grants and overseeing operations and fiscal activities for over
100 housing and services programs operated by approximately 20 competitively selected non-profit
providers and government entities.
As a result of the CoC's work under the leadership of the Homeless Trust, unsheltered homelessness in
Miami -Dade has gone from more than 8,000 people to fewer than 900 persons as evidence by the CoC's
most recent Point in Time Count. The Homeless Trust currently has approximately 8,000 beds/units in its
Housing Inventory Count dedicated to serving persons who are homeless and formerly homeless.
Approximately 73% of Miami -Dade County's homeless population is concentrated in the cities of Miami
and Miami Beach, and many unsheltered individuals experiencing homelessness are concentrated in
proposed focus areas of Downtown Miami and Overtown. Many of the high utilizers of our mental health
and drug crisis systems are homeless, and by delivering targeted mental health and substance abuse
interventions to this population, we believe that we can help get them on the path to stable housing and
reduce the number of unsheltered adults in these areas.
The Homeless Trust has a history of collaboration with the area police departments and is committed to
supporting this proposed initiative. We believe this collaboration will greatly enhance the services
available to the neediest populations in the City of Miami without criminalizing homelessness.
Sincerely,
Victoria Mallette
Executive Director
Jackson
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June 22, 2021
Chief Art Acevedo
City of Miami Police Department
400 NW 2nd Avenue
Miami, FL33128
Re: COPS CHP 2021
Dear Chief Acevedo:
Jackson Behavioral Health Hospital
1695 N.W. 9th Avenue Miami, FL
33136
www.JacksonHealth.org
305-324-HELP (4357)
The Public Health Trust of Miami -Dade County, FL dba Jackson Health System (JHS) is a
nonprofit, academic healthcare delivery system affiliated with the University of
Miami/Miller School of Medicine (UM). JHS has been the premier provider of healthcare
in Miami -Dade County by offering comprehensive medical care for all who need it,
regardless of ability to pay. As the County's safety -net hospital, JHS serves vulnerable,
low-income individuals.
JHS consists of its cornerstone, Jackson Memorial Hospital (JMH), which was founded in
1918 as the 13-bed Miami City Hospital. The main campus just north of downtown Miami
houses JMH, as well as Jackson Behavioral Health Hospital (JBHH). With 239 beds, JBHH
provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services for children, adolescents, and
adults, who are suffering from behavioral, emotional, or substance -abuse issues. With a
comprehensive public -academic psychiatric program, JBHH offers an array of
interdisciplinary mental health and substance abuse services delivered within the
hospital and the community.
JBHH has a strong multi -disciplinary team of clinicians, psychologists, psychiatrists, social
workers, and psychology trainees/psychiatric residents to serve the community's
behavioral health needs. JBHH offers innovative wellness, trauma -sensitive, and
recovery -based programs, including Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), and
resources addressing a broad-spectrum of mental health and co-occurring disorders.
From assessment and admission through treatment and discharge, all services are
provided in a supportive and safe environment for those in substance abuse and/or
mental health crisis. The Florida Department of Children and Families certifies the
hospital as an Addictions Receiving Facility offering inpatient detoxification.
June 22, 2021
JBHH seeks to minimize barriers that clients face when seeking primary and/or behavioral
health treatment. JBHH strongly supports the Miami Police Department's proposal to
establish a Crisis Intervention Team focused on providing resources directly to high
utilizers of mental health and drug crisis systems, which will reduce the costs associated
with emergency care, yield better health outcomes for patients and enhance services for
the neediest populations in the City of Miami.
S cerely,
ic:)
I evin Andrews
Chief Executive Officer
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COUNTY COURT
ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA
STEVEN LEIFMAN
COUNTY COURT JUDGE
June 22, 2021
Chief Art Acevedo
City of Miami Police Department
400 NW 2nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33128
Re: COPS CHP 2021
RICHARD E. GERSTEIN JUSTICE BUILDING
1 35 I NW I Z'" STREET
MIAMI. FLORIDA 331 25
Dear Chief Acevedo:
This is a letter of strong support for your application to establish a Crisis Intervention Team for
high utilizers of mental health and substance use crisis systems.
Miami -Dade County is home to the largest percentage of people with serious mental illnesses
(SMI; e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression) of any urban community in the
United States. Roughly 9.1% of the population (more than 210,000 individuals) experience SMI,
yet fewer than 13% of these individuals receive care in the public mental health system. As a
result, law enforcement and correctional officers have increasingly become the lone responders
to people in crisis due to untreated mental illnesses. On any given day, the Miami -Dade County
Jail houses approximately 2,400 individuals with mental illnesses. This represents approximately
57% of the total inmate population, and costs taxpayers more than $232 million annually. The
County jail now serves as the largest psychiatric facility in the State of Florida.
The Eleventh Judicial Circuit Criminal Mental Health Project (CMHP) was established twenty years
ago to divert nonviolent misdemeanant defendants with serious mental illnesses (SMI) or co-
occurring SMI and substance use disorders, from the criminal justice system into community -
based treatment and support services. Since that time the program has expanded to serve
defendants that have been arrested for less serious felonies and other charges as determined
appropriate. The program operates two components: pre -booking diversion consisting of Crisis
Intervention Team (CIT) training for law enforcement officers and post -booking diversion serving
individuals booked into the jail and awaiting adjudication. All participants are provided with
individualized transition planning including linkages to community -based treatment and support
services. The CMHP provides an effective, cost-efficient solution to a complex community
problem and works by eliminating gaps in services, and by forging productive and innovative
relationships among all stakeholders who have an interest in the welfare and safety of one of our
community's most vulnerable populations.
As the founder of the Criminal Mental Health Project, I have spent more than two decades
working with community partners, including the Miami Police Department, to divert people with
mental illnesses away from the criminal justice system and into community -based treatment. I
strongly support the Miami Police Department's proposal to establish a Crisis Intervention Team
for high utilizers of our mental health and substance use crisis systems. We are committed to
providing training to members of this new team, which will provide enhanced services for the
most vulnerable members of our community and get them on the pathway to stability and
recovery.
Sincerely,
Steve Leifman
Associate Administrative Judge
CHP Solicitation FY2021 Survey questions
1.Enter the Fiscal Year Budgeted Sworn Force Strength for the current fiscal year
below. The budgeted number of sworn officer positions is the number of sworn
positions funded in your agency's budget, including funded but frozen positions, as
well as state, Bureau of Indian Affairs, or locally funded vacancies. Do not include
unfunded vacancies or unpaid/reserve officers.
Number of officers funded in agency's current fiscal year budget:
Full -Time: 1,264
Part -Time: 0
2. Enter the number of civilian positions funded in agency's current fiscal year
budget. Number of civilian positions funded in agency's current fiscal year budget:
Full -Time: 381
Part -Time: 27
3. Number of actual sworn officers employed by your agency as of the date of this
application. The actual number of sworn officer positions is the actual number of
sworn positions employed by your agency as of the date of this application. Do not
include funded but currently vacant positions or unpaid positions.
Full -Time: 1,299
Part -Time: 0
4. Number of budgeted sworn officers employed by your agency as of the date of this
application.
Full -Time: 1,299
Part -Time: 0
5. Number of contract sworn officers employed by your agency as of the date of this
application.
Full -Time: 0
Part -Time: 0
6. Number of budgeted civilian positions employed by your agency as of the date of
this application.
Full -Time: 396
Part -Time: 27
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FISCAL HEALTH AND UCR DATA
Instructions:
Enter your law enforcement agency's total operating budget for the current AND the
previous fiscal year. Please note: All figures must be rounded to the nearest whole dollar.
CURRENT FISCAL YEAR (2021): 271,321,000
PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR (2020): 276,796,000
8. On average how many hours of IN-SERVICE (non -recruit) training (e.g. FTO,
continuing professional education, roll call, standard) are required annually for each
of your agency's officers/deputies in the following categories (if none, please indicate
0 hours)?
Use of force (hours): 10
De-escalation of conflict (hours): 20
Evidence -based cultural sensitivity training (hours): 0
Racial and ethnic bias that includes elements of implicit/unconscious bias (hours): t
Gender bias in response to domestic violence and sexual assault (hours):
Bias towards lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals (hours): 1
Community engagement (e.g., community policing and problem solving) (hours): GO
Does your agency administer a police training academy? 'j
9. How many total hours of basic/recruit ACADEMY training are required for each of
your agency's officer/deputy recruits in the following categories (if none, please
indicate 0 hours)?
Use of force (hours): 80
De-escalation of conflict (hours): =fr f
Evidence -based cultural sensitivity training (hours): 40
Racial and ethnic bias that includes elements of implicit/unconscious bias (hours): 40
Gender bias in response to domestic violence and sexual assault (hours): 40
Bias towards lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals (hours): 4
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Community engagement (e.g., community policing and problem solving) (hours):
10.Using UCR crime definitions, enter the actual number of incidents reported to your
agency in the previous two calendar years (2020 and 2019) for the following crime
types. Note that only those incidents for which your agency had primary response
authority should be provided. Please enter 0 (zero) to indicate no incidents in a
particular year/type.
Criminal Homicide (2020): 61
Criminal Homicide (2019): 4
Forcible Rape (2020): 162
Forcible Rape (2019): 240
Robbery (2020): 610
Robbery (2019): 769
Burglary (2020): 1453
Burglary (2019): 1771
Aggravated Assault (2020): 1880
Aggravated Assault (2019): 1886
Motor Vehicle Theft (2020): 1622
Motor Vehicle Theft (2019): 1634
Larceny (except motor vehicle theft) (2020): 10017
Larceny (except motor vehicle theft) (2019): 14219
11.Agency Profile Questions (these questions are for information purposes only and
will not be scored):
Does your agency have a wellness policy or program for officers? Yes.
Does your agency report crime data to the National Incident -Based Reporting System (NIBRS)?
Does your agency utilize the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN)? Ye>.
Does your agency have a dedicated or specific investigator to investigate reported hate
crimes? No.
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Additional Budget Information:
12. Referencing the web -based budget in this solicitation, if there was increase in sworn
office base salary in years 2 and 3 (check all that apply).
• Select All
• COLA
• Step Raises
• Change in benefit costs
• Not applicable
LAW ENFORCEMENT & COMMUNITY POLICING STRATEGY
Instructions for Community Policing Strategy:
COPS Office funding must be used to reorient the mission and activities of law enforcement agencies
through initiating community policing or enhancing their involvement in community policing with the
officers hired under this award program or an equal number of veteran officers who have been
redeployed to implement this plan after hiring the entry-level COPS Office -funded officers. If awarded
funds, your narrative responses in the text boxes below will constitute your agency's community
policing strategy under this award. Your organization may be audited or monitored to ensure that it is
initiating or enhancing community policing in accordance with this strategy. The COPS Office may also
use this information to understand the needs of the field, and potentially provide for training, technical
assistance, problem solving and community policing implementation tools. Please note that the COPS
Office recognizes that your COPS Office -funded officer(s) (or an equal number of veteran officers who
are redeployed after hiring the entry-level COPS Office funded officers) will engage in a variety of
community policing activities and strategies, including participating in some or all aspects of your
identified community policing strategy. Your community -policing strategy may be influenced and
impacted by others within and outside of your organization; this is considered beneficial to your
community policing efforts.
At any time during your award period, you should be prepared to demonstrate (1) the community
policing activities engaged in prior to the award that are detailed in this application and (2) how the
award funds and award -funded officers (or an equal number of redeployed veteran officers) were
specifically used to enhance (increase) or initiate community policing activities according to your
community policing strategy contained in this application.
Community policing needs may change during the life of your award. Minor changes to this strategy
may be made without prior approval of the COPS Office; however, the recipient will be required to
report on progress or changes to the community policing strategy (if any) through required progress
reports. If your agency's community policing strategy changes significantly, you must submit those
changes to the COPS Office for approval. Changes are significant if they deviate from the specific crime
problems originally identified and approved in the community policing strategy submitted with the
application. In some cases, in reviewing progress reports, the COPS Office may identify significant
changes in community policing strategies that require explanation and request for approval.
Applicants that choose problem areas that receive additional priority consideration will not be able to
change from these problem/focus areas if awarded CHP funding.
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The following is the COPS Office definition of community policing that emphasizes the primary
components of community partnerships, organizational transformation, and problem solving. Please
refer to the COPS Office web site (https://cops.usdoj.gov) for further information regarding this
definition.
Community policing is a philosophy that promotes organizational strategies that support the systematic
use of partnerships and problem solving techniques to proactively address the immediate conditions
that give rise to public safety issues, such as violent crime, non-violent crime, and fear of crime.
The COPS Office has developed the following list of primary sub -elements of community policing.
Please refer to the COPS Office web site Community Policing Defined publication (COPS Office: Grants
and Resources for Community Policing - https://cops.usdoj.gov/RIC/ric.php?page=detail&id=COPS-
P157) for further information regarding these sub -elements.
Community Partnerships:
Collaborative partnerships between the law enforcement agency and the individuals and organizations
they serve to both develop solutions to problems and increase trust in police.
• Other Government Agencies
• Community Members/Groups
• Non-Profits/Service Providers
• Private Businesses
• Media
Organizational Transformation:
The alignment of organizational management, structure, personnel and information systems to support
community partnerships and proactive problem solving efforts.
Agency Management
• Climate and culture
• Leadership
• Labor relations
• Decision -making
• Strategic planning
• Policies
• Organizational evaluations
• Transparency
Organizational Structure
• Geographic assignment of officers
• Despecialization
• Resources and finances
Personnel
• Recruitment, hiring and selection.
• Personnel supervision/evaluations
• Training
Information Systems (Technology)
• Communication/access to data
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• Quality and accuracy of data
Problem Solving:
The process of engaging in the proactive and systematic examination of identified problems to develop
effective responses that are rigorously evaluated.
• Scanning: Identifying and prioritizing problems
• Analysis: Analyzing problems
• Response: Responding to problems
• Assessment: Assessing problem -solving initiatives
• Using the Crime Triangle to focus on immediate conditions (Victim/Offender/Location)
Instructions for Current Organizational Commitment to Community Policing:
For each of the following statements, please answer in terms of existing agency policies and
practices as they relate to collaborative partnerships and problem solving activities. (check all
that apply)
13. The agency mission statement, vision, or goals includes references to:
• Select All
• Community Partnerships
• Problem Solving
14. The agency strategic plan includes specific goals or objectives relating to:
• Select All
• Community Partnerships
• Problem Solving
15. The agency recruitment, selection and hiring processes include elements relating to:
• Select All
• Community Partnerships
• Problem Solving
16. Annual line officers evaluations assess performance in:
• Select All
• Community Partnerships
• Problem Solving
17. Line officers receive regular (at least once every two years) training in:
• Select All
• Community Partnerships
• Problem Solving
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18. Which of the following internal management practices does your agency currently
employ? (check all that apply)
• Select All
• Assignment of officers to specific neighborhoods or areas for longer periods of time to
enhance customer service and facilitate more contact between police and citizens.
• Assignment of officers to geographic hot spots that are defined statistically by creating
incident maps to identify geographic clustering of crime and disorder.
• Early Intervention Systems that help identify officers who may be showing signs of
stress, personal problem, and questionable work conduct.
• None of the above.
19. Which of the following do you count/measure to annually assess your agency's overall
performance? (check all that apply)
• Select All
• Response times
• Problem solving outcomes.
• Department employee satisfaction
• Reduction of crime in identified hot spots.
• Social disorder/nuisance problems (e.g., graffiti, panhandling, loitering)
• Satisfaction with police services
• Fear of crime
• Victimization (i.e, non -reported crime)
• Community meetings held/attended.
• Use of force incidents.
• Meeting the priorities as identified in your agency strategic plan.
• My agency does not conduct annual assessments of overall performance.
20. Through which of the following does your agency routinely share information with
community members? (check all that apply)
• Select All
• Neighborhood, beat, and/or school meetings.
• Local media outlets
• Agency newsletter
• Neighborhood newsletters
• Agency website
• Social networking (Blogs, Twitter feeds, Facebook pages, etc.)
• Citizen alert system (telephone, email, text, etc.)
• Citizen alert system that is geographically targeted, based on updated hot spots.
• Public access television/radio
• Community organization board membership
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• Public forums with chief/sheriff/command staff
• Posters, billboards, flyers
• None of the above
21. Through which of the following ways does your agency formally involve community
members in influencing agency practices and operations? (check all that apply)
• Select All
• Citizen police academies
• Volunteer activities
• Auxiliary police programs
• Civilian review boards (i.e., disciplinary review boards)
• Citizen advisory groups (i.e., informal advisory function)
• Involvement in hiring decisions (interview panels, selection boards, etc.)
• Involvement in contributing to annual line officer performance reviews.
• Representation on promotional boards
• Participation in accountability and performance reporting and tracking meetings
• Participation in complaint resolution process (formal mediation, disciplinary boards,
etc.)
• None of the above
Instructions for Proposed Community Policing Strategy: Problem Solving and Partnerships
COPS Office awards must be used to initiate or enhance community policing activities with
either the newly hired officers funded by this award program or an equivalent number of
veteran officers who are redeployed to implement this community policing strategy after hiring
the additional entry-level officers with COPS Office award funds. In this section you will be
asked to identify the crime and disorder problem or a focus area and the partners to be
engaged through your requested COPS Office funding. Identifying the specific problem/focus
area and partnerships that your agency plans to focus on is important to ensure that you satisfy
the requirements for COPS Office funding under this program and to ensure that ultimately the
additional award -funded officers (or equivalent number of redeployed veteran officers) will
initiate or enhance your agency's capacity to implement community policing strategies and
approaches.
Using the following list, select a problem/focus area that will be addressed by the officers
requested in this application. Please choose the option that best fits your problem. You may
only select one problem/focus area to address through this award funding.
When identifying a problem, it is important to think about the nature of similar incidents that
taken together comprise the problem and accordingly describe it in precise, specific terms (e.g.
"robbery of retail establishments", rather than just "robbery"). In doing this, it can be helpful to
consider all aspects of the problem, including the likely offenders, the suitable targets/victims,
and how these come together in time and space.
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Additional consideration will be given to applicants who propose a community -based approach
to one of the four following problem/ focus areas. Applicants who choose one of the
community policing problems or priority focus areas listed here must devote 100% of their
funded positions to that focus area and will not be allowed to change their choice once the
award has been issued.
• Building Legitimacy and Trust — Applicant will deploy officers to partner and engage community
stakeholders including residents, businesses, and faith -based organizations to prioritize and
collectively strengthen a community's response to crime and criminal activity and focus on
enhancing and maintaining community trust and legitimacy between law enforcement and the
communities they serve — to include building trust in immigrant communities.
• Violent Crime/Gun Violence —Applicant will employ community policing strategies to address a
range of violent crime problems. Community -Based approaches to combatting gun violence
that build trust in underserved communities suffering from high incidents of gun crime will
receive additional consideration. Applicants requesting additional consideration for gun
violence issues will be asked to describe their holistic, community -based approach and may
wish to review COPS Office publications such as Group Violence Intervention: An
Implementation Guide, Drug Market Intervention: An Implementation Guide, and Crime
Prevention Research Review No. 6: Pulling Levers Focused Deterrence Strategies to Prevent
Crime for ideas on strategies.
• Combating Hate and Domestic Extremism —Applicant will focus on community -based strategies
that combat bias -motivated acts of violence that divide our communities, intimidate our most
vulnerable citizens, and erode trust in the rule of law.
• Police -based Response to Persons in Crisis — Applicant will focus on deploying officers in crisis
intervention teams, participation in crisis intervention teams, improving response and
interaction with persons in crisis —to include efforts focused on the education, prevention,
addiction, and interventions related to the abuse of opioids and other substances in
communities.
Police -based Response to Persons in Crisis
22. Police Based Response to Persons in Crisis
F
If Selected: Please describe the problem and your focus on deploying officers to
participate in crisis -intervention teams, improving response to and interactions with
persons in crisis, and partnering with mental health providers (500 characters or less).
494
There are hotspots in Miami with a large population of persons, including the homeless
community, with mental illness (MI) or co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse disorders
(CMISAs). A Crisis Intervention Team will be created to identify and assist adults with MI or
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CMISAs who are at high -risk lbr recidivism and/or may be under a Risk Protection Order. The
CIT will utilize partnerships to offer mental health services and community resources to identified
persons in crisis.
Opioid or other Substances Education, Prevention, and Intervention
If selected: Please specify your focus on Education, Prevention and Intervention (500 characters or
less).
23. Briefly describe the problem/focus area that you will address with these award funds
and your approach to the problem. Include a Tong -term strategy and detailed
implementation plan that reflects consultation with community groups and appropriate
private and public agencies. Explain how the grant will be utilized to reorient the affected
law enforcement agency's mission toward community -oriented policing or enhance its
involvement in or commitment to community -oriented policing (2,000 characters or less).
1,995
The City of Miami Police Department (MPD) will form a Crisis Intervention Team (CIT)
dedicated to high utilizers of mental health and drug crisis systems. The CIT will work in
Downtown Miami and Overtown, where there is a large population of persons with mental illness
(MI) and co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse (CMISA) disorders. Unfortunately,
people suffering from these disorders sometimes engage in criminal behaviors that are a risk to
themselves and the public. In 2020, MPD made 1,658 crisis referrals. Downtown had 15.26 CIT
referrals per 1,000 residents and in Overtown, 13.08 referrals per 1,000 residents-- significantly
higher than the City average of 7.09 referrals per 1,000 residents.
The goal of this pre -arrest diversion project is to decrease subjecting persons in crisis to the
criminal justice system and ensure they receive treatment for underlying conditions. This team
will receive CIT and co -responder training from the 11 th Judicial Circuit Criminal Mental Health
Project to learn how to interact with the mental health system. Two CIT Officers will partner with
the Miami -Dade County Risk Protection Order Taskforce to identify people with mental disorders
who have access to weapons and confiscate their weapons until they are no longer a threat. The
other 13 CIT Officers will identify persons exhibiting MI or CMISA disorders, who will then be
offered assistance from licensed clinical social workers at Jackson Behavioral Health Hospital
(JBHH) for voluntary treatment. In cases where individuals are a danger to themselves, CIT
Officers will use the Baker or Marchment Act to admit them to JBHH for evaluation. When
needed, the Homeless Trust will connect individuals to resources (i.e., housing, transportation),
so that they are able to stay in the continuum of care. This project is a pathway for a co -responder
community policing model that steps away from incarceration and is more vested in community
partnerships and problem solving.
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PERSISTENT POVERTY
Please refer to the U.S. Census Bureau's historical county level poverty estimates tool
(https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/time-series/demo/census-poverty-tool.html). This
Excel -based tool accesses county -level poverty rates from the 1960-2000 Decennial Census as well as
estimates from 2010 based on 5-year data from the ACS. Please enter your county's poverty rate for
1990, 2000, and 2010. If your agency does not service counties, please enter the state average. All
figures must be rounded to the nearest whole percent.
24. Does your law enforcement agency serve in a COUNTY that has had 20 percent or more
of its population living in poverty over the past 30 years?
• Yes
• No
• Clear Selection
24a. Please enter your county's poverty rate for 1990, 2000, and 2010. If your agency does
not service counties, please enter the state average. All figures must be rounded to the
nearest whole percent.
*Not applicable if "No" is selected for question #24.
POLICE AND YOUTH SUICIDE DATA
25. Does your agency collect data on the number of officer suicides in your agency?
Yes
No
Clear Selection
26. Does your agency have a suicide prevention training program?
Yes
No (Peer support includes this as part of their curriculum)
Clear Selection
27. Does your agency track officers that have been exposed to 'critical incidents' such as
murder, suicide, and domestic violence?
Yes
No
Clear Selection
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28. Does your community experience high rates of youth suicide (For the purposes of this
question, high is defined as 10 suicides per 100,000 residents aged 10-19)?
Yes
No
Clear Selection
COMMUNITY -BASED OFFICER HIRE AND RELOCATION
29. Does your law enforcement agency have a written policy that requires that new
officers/deputies reside within the jurisdiction they serve?
Yes
No
Clear Selection
30. Does your law enforcement agency have a written policy that encourages new or existing
officers to relocate to areas characterized by fragmented relationships between police and
residents of the community, or where there are high incidents of crime?
Yes
No
Clear Selection
31. Which of the following information sources did you use to prioritize this problem/focus
area as a problem/focus area to address through this award program (check all that apply):
• Select All
• Police department data (e.g. police reports, calls for service, crime data, citizen
complaints)
• Agency personnel (e.g. officer feedback, command staff priorities)
• Other local non -law enforcement government agency data
• Community based organizations (e.g. faith based, non -profits, social service providers)
• Local businesses
• Individual community members/community meetings
• Community survey
• Local government officials
• None of the above
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32. If awarded funds, my agency will improve our understanding of this problem/focus area
by examining (check all that apply):
• Select All
• Routinely collected law enforcement data/information related to the problem (e.g.
arrest, incident reports, calls for service)
• The location and/or time aspects of the problem/focus area (e.g. mapping)
• The conditions and environmental factors related to the problem/focus area
• The strengths and limitations of current responses to the problem/focus area
• Non -law enforcement data/information related to the problem/focus area (e.g.
insurance crash data, other government agency data, census data, survey data) (This is
a meaningful part of the design — homeless census/survey data and health system data
both play a key role in defining hotspots and persons requiring additional assistance)
• Existing research and best practices related to the problem/focus area
• Data/information from the community related to the problem/focus area (e.g. resident
associations, business groups, non-profit community service organizations)
• Information about offenders contributing to the problem/focus area (e.g. offender
interview, arrest records)
• Information about victims affected by the problem/focus area (e.g. crime reports,
victim interviews)
• Strengths and weaknesses of previous responses to the problem/focus area
• None of the above
33. If awarded funds my agency will use the following information sources to assess our
response to this problem/focus area to determine whether the response was implemented
and achieved the desired outcomes (check all that apply):
• Select All
• Routinely collected law enforcement data/information related to the problem/focus
area (e.g. arrests, incident reports, calls for service)
• Data/information regarding whether the response was implemented as planned
• Police data collected for this specific problem/focus area (e.g. problem -specific surveys,
field interview contact cards)
• Non -police data/information related to the problem/focus area(e.g. insurance crash
data, other government agency data, census data, survey data)
• Data/information from the community related to the problem/focus area (e.g. resident
associations, business groups, non-profit community service organizations)
• Information about offenders contributing to the problem/focus area (e.g. offender
interview, arrest records, probation/parole data)
• Information about victims and/or stake holders affected by the problem/focus area
(e.g. crime reports, victim interviews)
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• None of the above
34. To the best of your ability at this time, please select from the below list what your
primary goals are in responding to your selected problem/focus area (select up to 3):
• Select All
• Reducing the number of incidents
• Increasing public trust in your agency
• Reducing the seriousness of the incidents or the amount of harm
• Reducing the number of victims and repeat victims.
• Reducing the number of offenders and repeat offenders.
• Getting other agencies and stake holders to assume responsibility for the
problem/focus area.
• Improving the response to the problem/focus area (i.e., more comprehensive and
coordinated way of dealing with the problem/focus area, providing better services to
victims, or greater efficiency in dealing with the problem/focus area)
• Improving citizen perceptions of the problem/focus area
• None of the above
35. An important part of a comprehensive community policing strategy is the formation of
partnerships, such as working with other public agencies, private organizations, or
participation in regional law enforcement partnerships. If awarded funds, will your agency
and the award funded officers (or an equivalent number of redeployed veteran officers)
initiate or enhance a partnership with an external group/organization to develop
responses to this problem/focus area?
Yes
No
Clear Selection
36. If yes, how many external groups/organizations will your agency initiate or enhance
partnership with to develop responses to this problem/focus area? 4
37. Name the most important external groups/organizations that your agency will initiate or
enhance a partnership with to develop responses to this problem/focus area (maximum
of three partners). Note: you may attach optional letters of this support from any or all
of these prospective partners. You will be limited to listing no more than three partners
per public safety problem/focus area.
Partner Namel: Jackson Behavioral Health Hospital
37a. For this partner, please indicate the statement that best characterizes this partner:
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• Local government agencies (non -law enforcement, e.g., probation/parole, parks and
recreation, code enforcement)
• Community based organizations (e.g., faith based, community redevelopment groups,
social service providers, resident associations)
• Businesses operating in the community
• Tribal law enforcement agencies
• Federal, state, or local law enforcement agencies (non -tribal) including through multi-
jurisdictional/regional partnerships
• Local educational institutions (schools/colleges/universities)
• Individual stakeholders (persons residing, working, or with an interest in the
community or problem
38. Partner Name2: The Homeless Trust
38a. For this partner, please indicate the statement that best characterizes this partner:
• Local government agencies (non -law enforcement, e.g., probation/parole, parks and
recreation, code enforcement)
• Community based organizations (e.g., faith based, community redevelopment groups,
social service providers, resident associations)
• Businesses operating in the community
• Tribal law enforcement agencies
• Federal, state, or local law enforcement agencies (non -tribal) including through multi-
jurisdictional/regional partnerships
• Local educational institutions (schools/colleges/universities)
• Individual stakeholders (persons residing, working, or with an interest in the
community or problem
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39. Partner Name3: Criminal Mental Health Project from the 11' Judicial Circuit
39a. For this partner, please indicate the statement that best characterizes this
partner:
• Local government agencies (non -law enforcement, e.g., probation/parole, parks and
recreation, code enforcement)
• Community based organizations (e.g., faith based, community redevelopment groups,
social service providers, resident associations)
• Businesses operating in the community.
• Tribal law enforcement agencies
• Federal, state, or local law enforcement agencies (non -tribal) including through multi-
jurisdictional/regional partnerships.
• Local educational institutions (schools/colleges/universities)
• Individual stakeholders (persons residing, working, or with an interest in the
community or problem
40. Instructions for Proposed Community Policing Strategy: Organizational Transformation
COPS Office awards must be used to initiate or enhance community policing activities. In this
section you will be asked to identify the organizational change(s) that your agency plans to
focus on through your requested COPS Office funding. Identifying the specific organizational
change(s) that your agency plans to focus on is important to ensure that you satisfy the
requirements for COPS Office funding under this program, and to ensure that ultimately the
use of these funds will initiate or enhance your agency's capacity to implement community
policing approaches.
If awarded funds, will your agency initiate or enhance any of the following internal changes
to personnel management? (Select no more than 2 internal changes to personnel
management that will be addressed with these award funds.)
• Flexibility in officer shift assignments to facilitate addressing specific problems.
(2,000 character max) 1,920
The patrol function is of central importance to police administrators. Its contribution to the
agency mission, its visibility in the public eye, and its budget share of the agency's resources make
it essential that decisions on patrol planning and deployment be grounded on accurate information
and careful analysis. For the City of Miami Police .Department (MPD), fiscal constraints, make
such analysis particularly crucial. Often our patrols and the shift assignments given to our 1,300
sworn officers are dictated by personnel ceilings, work scheduling, directed and preventive patrol,
resource allocation, and alternative responses to calls for service.
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The implementation of the City of Miami Police Crisis Intervention Response for High
Frequency Utilizers will give MPD the capacity to develop a task -specific detail of officers,
thereby departing from the traditional model of shift assignments and deployment. It gives MPD
the capacity to implement a pre -arrest diversion model by instituting a CIT patrol that works
expressly to enter persons with mental illness (MI) and co-occurring mental illness and substance
abuse (CMISA) into the continuum of care and avoids entering them into the criminal justice
system whenever possible. This CIT model will allow for 7 days a week coverage to address
hotspot areas where instances of MI and CMISA disorders are most prevalent, especially among
people who have little to no access to mental health and community resources. The project will
give .MPD consistent capacity to address the problem by providing the resources for full coverage
with an A and B shift. For example, if the morning shift cannot find someone who is in need of
services, the afternoon shift may be able to find other opportunities and persons to offer services
to. CIT officers can also be scheduled three and three on split days or have another configuration
to include weekends.
• Assignment of officers to specific neighborhoods or areas for longer periods of time to
enhance customer service and facilitate more contact between police and citizens. (2,000
character max) 1,995
Community Policing in Miami began in 1992 with MPD dividing Miami into 12
Neighborhood Enhancement Team(NET) Areas with a focus on bringing city government closer
to the people. Since 2020, these areas are now known as Neighborhood Service Centers (NSC).
Each area is assigned 2 Neighborhood Enhancement Officers (NRO) who work with code
enforcement, sanitation, and zoning officials to address crime and quality of life concerns at the
neighborhood level. NRO's must answer all calls for service, which prevents their focus to be on
a prevailing specific public safety issue, such as persons with MI or CMISA disorders.
Implementation of the CIT patrol for high utilizers of mental health and drug crisis systems
will fill in that gap in service. One of the benefits of this strategy is that the CIT patrol will be
consistently exposed to the same population, which allows CIT officers to make connections with
the community and build trust. The CIT will have the manpower and time to get to know the
individuals they are reaching out to and become known in the community as a resource for help,
rather than a threat for arrest. The concentration of efforts in Overtown and Downtown Miami for
an extended period of time allows the CIT to be seen as a part of the community over time. The
relationships developed will allow CIT officers to receive critical feedback from this high -risk
population, as well as local residents and business owners. The CIT's work is closely interwoven
with our community partners, in particular the Homeless Trust and Jackson Behavioral Hospital.
This further establishes goodwill with the population served. By homing in on a specific issue,
MPD can work with the primary partners to 1) tackle the root causes of certain types of criminal
activity and behaviors; 2) decrease the burden on the criminal justice system; 3) develop long-
term strategies; 4) identify community stakeholders; 4) prevent crime and 5) pave the way for a
co -responder model of policing.
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• Recruitment and hiring practices that reflect an orientation towards problem solving
and community engagement.
• In-service training for officers on basic and advanced community policing principles.
• Field training officer (FTO) programs that teach and test problem solving, community
engagement, and critical thinking skills.
• Measure and include non -enforcement proactive community engagement efforts as
part of officer performance evaluations.
• Provide de-escalation training to sworn personnel and promote de-escalation as an
important strategy to diffuse potentially volatile situations.
• Early intervention systems that help identify officers who may be showing early signs of
stress, personal problems, and questionable work conduct.
• Career development and/or promotional processes (i.e. sergeant exams) that reinforce
problem solving and community engagement.
• Implement specific programs to improve the safety and wellness of personnel
throughout your organization.
• None of the above.
41. If awarded funds, will your agency initiate or enhance any of the following internal
changes to agency management? (Select up to 2 internal changes to agency management
that will be addressed with these award funds.).
• Agency strategic plan that outlines the goals and objectives around community policing
and other departmental priorities.
• Organizational performance measurement systems that include community policing
metrics and conduct annual assessments of agency performance. (2,000 characters
max) 1,915
Community policing metrics and an annual assessments will be integrated into MPD's Crisis
Intervention Team module in the Records Management System (R.MS). The module will allow
MPD to collect comprehensive intervention information, so that we can track what interventions
are being provided to the high utilizer population. The module uses geo-Location data, which will
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allow us to change the locations within the hotspots where we are dispatching the CIT officers.
Thereby optimizing the response of the CIT and increasing the number of services offered by the
patrol, JBHH and the Homeless Trust. This can refine where the interventions are being deployed
and inform us where we can deploy additional resources.
Individual CIT officers will use the module to enter the data into the RMS. As this operation
falls under the management of the Field Operations Division (FOD), Detail Supervisors from
the FOD will be in charge of the initial review the data entered by the CITs after every shift. The
CIT Coordinator will give the final assessment and report findings directly to the Field Operations
Division Chief. Data from the reports will be incorporated into our knowledge management
system- CompStat, as a prevention strategy.
Metrics will be specifically developed to measure the impact of the CIT patrol. By engaging
citizens on a local level, the CIT officers will develop an understanding of the specific needs and
perspectives that comprise each hotspot. This will provide the CIT with additional insights that
will affect the design of outreach efforts and the metrics by which they are measured. The metrics
will enable MPD to conduct annual assessments and adjust programmatic initiatives as needed.
Performance measures will address the primary components of this project: partnerships with the
community, organizational transformation, problem -solving and the number of people who
received interventions.
• Technology systems that provide officers, analysts, and the community better and
more timely access to data and information.
• Mediation strategies to resolve citizen complaints.
• Collection, analysis, and use of crime data and information in support of problem
solving goals. (2,000 characters max) 1,496
During the life of this project, MPD will utilize crime data to identify potential areas
for targeted interventions. The CIT Coordinator, along with the Field Operations Division
Chief, can look at high density areas for crisis intervention calls, for homeless calls and
narcotics -related calls. The CIT patrol can target outreach efforts to those blocks where
MPD is finding the highest density of activities in those areas. Data would be coming from
Computer Aided Dispatch Systems (CAD) reports from Crime Analysis team. That data
can be used to see where we can identify emerging trends.
The CIT Coordinator can supplement the crime data with data from our partners to get
a comprehensive view of the most predominant issues in the hotspots, and where CIT's
response can be adjusted and optimized. Homeless census/survey data and health system
data both play a key role in defining hotspots and persons requiring additional assistance
For example, partners can inform the CIT if persons who volunteered to receive
interventions from Jackson Behavioral Health Hospital (JBHH) have dropped off before
receiving the full suite of treatment services; if there is a refusal of services provided by
JBHH or the Homeless Trust; and what are the obstacles that prevent high -risk individuals
from taking part in the interventions. This project presents the opportunity to tackle a
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public safety issue and prevent criminal behavior by coordinating law enforcement, direct
community services, and mental healthcare resources.
• Formal accreditation process.
• System to capture and track problem solving and partnership efforts and activities.
• An organizational assessment of community policing.
• None of the above.
42. Did your agency consult with any of the following groups/organizations on the
development of this community policing strategy? (check all that apply)
• Select All
• Local government agencies (non -law enforcement, e.g. probation/parole, parks and
recreation, code enforcement)
• Community based organizations (e.g. faith based, community redevelopment groups,
social service providers, resident associations)
• Businesses operating in the community
• Tribal law enforcement agencies (outside your jurisdiction)
• Other Federal, state, or local law enforcement agencies
• Multi -jurisdictional or regional task forces/partnerships
• Local educational institutions (schools/colleges/universities)
• Local government officials
• Individual stakeholders residing, working or with an interest in the community and/or
problem
• None of the above
43. To what extent are there related governmental and/or community initiatives that
complement your agency's proposed community policing strategy?
• There are a significant number of related initiatives.
• There are a moderate number of related initiatives.
• There are a minimal number of related initiatives.
• There are no related initiatives.
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• Clear Selection
44. To what extent is there community support in your jurisdiction for implementing the
proposed community policing strategy?
• High level of support
• Moderate level of support
• Minimum level of support
• Clear Selection
43. If awarded funds, to what extent will the community policing strategy impact the other
components of the criminal justice system in your jurisdiction?
• Potentially decreased impact
• No change in impact
• Potentially increased impact
• Clear Selection
44. NEED FOR FEDERAL ASSISTANCE
All applicants are required to explain their inability to address the need for this award
without federal assistance. Please do so in the space below. [Please limit your response
to a maximum of 1,000 characters.] 922
Since COVID-19, MPD had to reallocate officers for enforcement of City public health
regulations. Now as the City is focused on reviving the local economy, more MPD officers are
being assigned with Fire and Code enforcement to facilitate businesses getting their licenses.
COVID-19 has also contributed to an increase of substance abuse in Florida. Dr. Spencer Eth,
Interim Director of Substance Abuse Services at the University of Miami Hospital Department of
Psychiatry, says, "We find that there is an increased demand for substance abuse services now as
a reflection of the difficult times so many people are having," Eth said. As the pandemic
exacerbates conditions, MPD must look to alternative funding sources in light of strained
resources. Supportive funding for this project will allow MPD to address high -risk populations
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facing increasing substance abuse and mental health disorders, which can lead to criminal
behaviors.
45. Enter the total population of the government entity applying for this award using the
latest census estimate available in the American Fact Finder at
http://FactFinder2.census.gov.
467,963
CONTINUATION OF PROJECT AFTER FEDERAL FUNDING ENDS
Instructions for the Continuation of Project after Federal Funding Ends:
Applicants must plan to retain all sworn officer positions awarded under your COPS Office
hiring award for a minimum of 12 months at the conclusion of 36 months of federal funding
for each position. The retained COPS Office -funded positions should be added to your
agency's law enforcement budget with state and/or local funds at the end of award funding,
over and above the number of locally -funded sworn officer positions that would have existed
in the absence of the award. These additional position(s) must be retained using state, local,
or other nonfederal funding only. The retention period may begin during the five year period
of performance of the award and may extend beyond the end date of the award. You may
not use funds awarded by other federal awards to cover the costs of retention. At the time of
award application, applicants must affirm that they plan to retain the positions and identify
the planned source(s) of retention funding. We understand that your agency's source(s) of
retention funding may change during the life of the award. Your agency should maintain
proper documentation of any changes in the event of an audit, monitoring or other
evaluation of your award compliance. Please refer to the frequently asked questions on
retention which can be found here https://cops.usdoj.gov/chp.
Note: Agencies that do not plan to retain all the positions awarded under this award are
ineligible to receive CHP funding.
46. Will your agency plan to retain any additional positions awarded under this
award for a minimum of 12 months at the conclusion of federal funding for each
position?
Yes
No
Clear Selection
47. Please identify the source(s) of funding that your agency plans to utilize to cover
the costs of retention: (check all that apply)
Select All
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General funds
Raise bond/tax issue
Private sources/donations
Nonfederal asset forfeiture funds (subject to approval from the state or local oversight
agency)
Fundraising efforts
State, local, or other nonfederal award funding
Other
48. If your agency received CHP funding prior to October 1, 2018, please certify that
your agency has or is retaining any CHP-funded officers for the required 12 month
retention period.
Has or Is Retaining
Not Retaining
Not Applicable
OFFICIAL PARTNER(S) CONTACT INFORMATION (Ask Eldys) (need missing
information)
Instructions:
An official "partner" under the award may be a governmental, private, school district,
or other applicable entity that has established a legal, contractual, or other
agreement with the applicant for the purpose of supporting and working together for
mutual benefits of the award.
49. Partner 1
Title: ??
First Name: ??
Last Name: ??
Name of Partner Agency (e.g., Smithville Community Center): Jackson Behavioral
Health Hospital
Type of Partner Agency (e.g., School District): Medical
Streetl: 1695 NW 9th Ave.
Street2: NA
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City: Miami
State: FL
Zip/Postal Code: 33136
Phone: (305) 355-7000
Email Address: ??
50. Partner 2
Title: ??
First Name: ??
Last Name: ??
Name of Partner Agency (e.g., Smithville Community Center): Miami -Dade County
Homeless Trust
Type Partner Agency (e.g., School District): Non -law enforcement governmental agency
(or is it a community -based organization?)
Streetl: 111 NW 1st St.
Street2: NA
City: Miami
State: FL
Zip/Postal Code: 33128
Phone: (305) 375-1490
Email Address: ??
51. Partner 3
Title: The Honorable
First Name: Steve
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Last Name: Leifman
Name of Partner Agency (e.g., Smithville Community Center): The Eleventh Judicial
Circuit Criminal Mental Health Project
Type of Partner Agency (e.g., School District): Criminal Justice System
Streetl: Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building, 1351 NW 12 Street
Street2: Room 617
City: Miami
State: FL
Zip/Postal Code: 33125
Phone: (305) 548-5394
Email Address: sleifman@judll.flcourts.org
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Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) and Other Supportive Documents
Per the COPS CHP Solicitation guidelines below, the City of Miami is not required to
submit an MOU at the time of application. Furthermore, the Critical Intervention Team for High
Utilizers project is not a School Resource Officer project and therefore it is not required for City
of Miami to turn in an MOU.
COPS Solicitation guide pg. 11-12:
"School Resource Officer (SRO) MOU (If applicable): Recipients awarded CHP funding to hire
and/or deploy SRO(s) into schools will be required to submit to the COPS Office a signed
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the law enforcement agency and the school
partner(s) within 90 days of the start date of the award, and before expending or drawing down
funds under the award. An MOU is not required at time of application; however, if the law
enforcement agency already has an MOU in place that is applicable to the partnership, the
MOU can be uploaded as an attachment under the Section in 1ustGrants titled "MOUs and
Other Supporting Documents".