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MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY - OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS II. NARRATIVE of no more than 4 double- spaced typewritten pages that addresses: o A description of the metro or St. Cloud metro gang problem from your perspective. What gangs are operating in your community? What types of crimes are gangs and gang members committing? What emerging gang trends are you seeing? o A description of your agency's gang efforts over the last 3 years. o Tell us how will you select the gang investigator(s) and what criteria you will use? How will you ensure that the selected officer has or will acquire the necessary training to be successful? o Describe what your agency will bring to the respective metro effort and what benefit you agency will get from participating as a member of a gang strike force. o Describe how participation on a gang strike force will support, enhance and build on your other investigative efforts. III. BUDGET DETAIL FORM and NARRATIVE. A form for the period January 1 through December 31, 2008 is provided. The form must be used to describe proposed grant expenditures in each line item. Expenditures should be described in detail. You may request grant funding for salary costs (base salary or overtime), taxes & fringe, or costs associated with the vehicle assigned to an officer. You must also provide a brief budget narrative describing your in -kind support to the project and any other information that supports your request. NOTE: This grant does not require that assigned officers represent new or back - filled positions. APPLICATION REVIEW PROCESS This is a competitive application process that will involve several levels of review. Reviewers will read and score applications and prioritize the proposals that should be funded. OJP staff will then provide a summary of the recommendations of the review group for the Gang and Drug Oversight Council. The Council will then make final recommendations to the Commissioner of Public Safety. Finally, the Commissioner of Public Safety will review staff comments, supporting documentation and the recommendations of the Gang and Drug Oversight Council to determine final funding decisions for the year 2008. Applicants will be notified of funding decisions by October 25, 2007. Any appeals of funding decisions should be submitted in writing by November 9, 2007 to DPS Commissioner Michael Campion, 445 Minnesota Street, Suite 1000, Bremer Tower, St. Paul, MN 55101 -5000. GRANT PROCESS Once a final budget has been agreed to, a formal grant agreement will then be prepared and must be signed by both the grantee organization and OJP. Once the signature process has GANG STRIKE FORCE RFP (2007) - 3 -