Updated: 09/22/04

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

Training		Funding Information
Partnerships		BJA Link
Midwest Region Great Site		Special Notices
G.R.E.A.T. Families		BJA POC
	Regional Training Sites

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Bureau of Justice Assistance Point of Contact

Linda Hammond-Deckard at 202-514-6015

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Training

In Fiscal Year 2005, the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is offering G.R.E.A.T. Officer Training (GOT) for full-time, certified/sworn, uniformed police officers with a minimum of 2 years of experience.

In addition, G.R.E.A.T. Families Training (GFT) will be offered later in the fiscal year. ONLY G.R.E.A.T. certified officers are eligible to attend GFT training classes. If you are G.R.E.A.T. certified, but have not taught in the classroom during the past three school years, we recommend that you attend a regular 40-hour G.R.E.A.T. Officer Training (GOT) class. Please note that GFT is only a 2-day training class.

Your agency is responsible for the cost of meals and transportation to and from the training site for either type of training. Contact your Regional Training Administrator for more information on these training sites.

40-Hour Training
Midwest Region 40 HR	La Crosse, WI	11/08/2004 - 11/12/2004
Southwest Region 40 HR	Phoenix, AZ	12/13/2004 - 12/17/2004
For the November, La Crosse Training, please fax applications to 608-789-8203, attn Teri Serres For the December, Phoenix Training, please fax applications to 602-495-0438, attn Paul Ellis

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Special Notice

Core Middle School Handbooks

The Core Middle School Handbooks are now available In Spanish from Sav-On Printing.

Sav-On Printing can be contacted at:
4520 North 19th Street
Phoenix, AZ 85015
Phone - 800-330-6110
Fax - 602-242-1006.

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2004 G.R.E.A.T Program Grants Status

In May 2004, the administration of the G.R.E.A.T. program funding was transferred to the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) - Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Policy Office.

BJA accepted applications for the FY 2004 funds between May 28th and July 9th. BJA is now in the process of reviewing the applications and issuing the grant awards to all eligible applicants.

Contact BJA at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/great.html, for additional information

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Partnerships

Click the icons below to find out more about the partnerships we have with these fine organizations.

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GREAT FAMILIES

What is G.R.E.A.T. Families?

G.R.E.A.T. Families is a research-based family-strengthening program consisting of two components, a five-session family curriculum and a family/community resource guide for officers. By linking a universal family curriculum to specialized family assistance resources, G.R.E.A.T. Families provides GREAT Officers with the basic tools needed to work effectively with families and other agencies that can serve them.

For additional information, please contact your Regional Training Officer.