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The Bulletproof Vest Partnership
The purpose of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Acts of 1998
and 2000 (Public Laws 105–181 and 106–517) is to protect
the lives of law enforcement officers by helping states and units
of local and tribal governments equip their law enforcement officers
with armor vests. The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), U.S. Department
of Justice (DOJ), is responsible for administering the program.
An applicant may request funds to help purchase one vest per officer
per fiscal year. The chief executive officer (CEO) of each eligible
jurisdiction coordinates the vest needs of its eligible law enforcement
agencies. Beginning in 2002, federal payments will cover 50 percent
of the total vest costs for smaller jurisdictions with populations
of fewer than 100,000 residents. For larger jurisdictions, the program
provides up to 50 percent of the funding; actual percentages will
vary depending on each year’s appropriation and statutory funding
requirements for smaller jurisdictions.
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