Ohio Law Enforcement Body Armor Grant Program

Ohio Law Enforcement Body Armor Grant Program is sponsored by Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC) and Ohio Attorney General. This program provides money to eligible law enforcement organizations in Ohio for the purchase of body armor vests to enhance safety and prevent injuries among law enforcement officers.

Bureau of Workers’ Compensation policy #: This program, funded by the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, provides money to eligible applicants for the purchase of body armor vests to enhance the safety and prevent injury of law enforcement officers.

A “law enforcement officer” is any officer, agent or employee of a unit of local government authorized by law, or by a government agency, to engage in, or supervise, the prevention, detection or investigation of any violation of criminal law, or who is authorized by law to supervise sentenced criminal offenders. This includes full-time, part-time and auxiliary personnel, whether paid or volunteer.

An eligible local law enforcement agency may request up to $40,000 of grant money during FY 20 19-2 6 combined for the purchase of body armor vests, after a local match of 25 percent. Only Ohio police departments, sheriffs’ offices and agencies that are in good standing and current on all fees with the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation may apply.

Only Ohio police departments, sheriffs’ offices and agencies that have Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation state insurance fund policies or belong to entities that have Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation state insurance fund policies may apply. State agencies and self- insured departments are not eligible.

# Ohio Law Enforcement Bulletproof Vest Program Application ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION Person Submitting Application (If Different From Contact) Email address: Phone: 2 of 4 Applicant’s State of Ohio OAKS ID #: (OR) Tax ID # Applicant Payment Information Number of vests requested: How many people, including all staff members, are employed by the agency? How many law enforcement officers work for the agency?

(The number of requested vests cannot exceed this number.) Of those officers, how many are full-time: Part-time: Provide the number of hours worked over the past 24 months by the law enforcement officers in your agency, including overtime: How many incidents included shots fired at your agency’s law enforcement officers in the past How many injuries resulted from these incidents?

How many of these incidents involved law enforcement officers who were wearing body armor Use the tables below to provide information on all workers’ compensation claims of injury associated with shooting incidents during the past 24 months: Please attach quote(s) with itemized costs.

Item Description/Unit Quantity X Unit Cost = Total* Less 25% Match Requirement Total Eligible for Reimbursement > *Cell totals in the last column are automatically calculated. The total cost of each qualifying vest purchase includes the cost of the vest, vest carrier, attachments, inserts, items needed to maintain the vest, shipping, handling, fitting charges and applicable taxes.

4 of 4 By signing this application, I certify the following: I have the authority to bind the applicant to the terms set forth in this application. The applicant has a mandatory wear policy in effect that applies to all uniformed officers on duty. The body armor included in the proposed budget meets the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) standards.

The applicant is in good standing with, and current on, all amounts due and owing to the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. The applicant understands and acknowledges that the Ohio Attorney General and the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation are not responsible for the function of the body armor vests purchased through this grant program and will not be held liable for the same.

Completed applications must be signed and submitted no later than June 30, 202 6. Please be sure to attach quote with itemized costs detailed in the program budget. If the “Submit” button above fails, please email (DO NOT FAX ) completed applications and related attachments to BodyArmorGrant@OhioAGO.

gov. Notifications with the award decision will be sent within sixty days. Included in the award decision email will be an Award Acceptance Agreement and Request for Payment Form. Body armor is to be purchased after receipt of award notification email.

Once your agency has completed the purchase of the approved body armor, please submit the signed Award Acceptance Agreement and Request for Payment Form, with proof of payment documentation, no later than September 30, 202 6, to OhioLEBodyArmor@OhioAGO. gov. Once approved by the Ohio Attorney General’s Office, payment will be made.

Additional details regarding disbursement of funds and reporting requirements will be outlined in the Award Acceptance Agreement. Please direct any questions to OhioLEBodyArmor@OhioAG O. gov .

I understand that by signing this application, I grant the Ohio Attorney General’s Office or its authorized agents access to any records for verification and evaluation of the information provided in this application. I understand that completion of the application does not guarantee that I will receive the requested grant.

I certify that the information I have provided in this application is, to the best of my knowledge, a true, accurate and complete disclosure of the requested information. I understand that I may be held civilly and criminally liable under federal and state law for knowingly making false or fraudulent statements. The requested equipment consists only of bulletproof vest(s) and vest accessories.