OFFICER SAFETY AND WELLNESS (OSW) TRAINING, WHEN PROPERLY CONCEIVED AND EFFECTIVELY EXECUTED, HAS THE POTENTIAL TO DISABLE THE CYCLE OF OFFICER STRESS; OFFICER STRESS, WHEN LEFT UNADDRESSED, CAN WORSEN POLICE-COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND CAN ALSO IMPACT THE RISING CRIME THAT HAS BESET THE WORK OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS AND THREATENED PUBLIC SAFETY NATIONWIDE. WELL-TRAINED, SUPPORTED, AND PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY HEALTHY OFFICERS STAND TO BECOME THE CATALYSTS OF AN ALTERNATIVE CYCLE OF REDUCED STRESS, IMPROVED PERFORMANCE, BETTER OUTCOMES, AND SAFER COMMUNITIES, THEREBY CREATING THE SHORTEST PATH TO HEALTHIER POLICE-COMMUNITY RELATIONS.   THE GOAL OF THE VALOR OSW TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TTA) PROGRAM (VALOR PROGRAM), A COMPONENT OF THE BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE (BJA) VALOR INITIATIVE, IS TO PROVIDE STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT WITH TTA THAT HAS A DIRECT IMPACT ON OSW. THE PROPOSED FUNDING OF $6,700,000 FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2022, T

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OFFICER SAFETY AND WELLNESS (OSW) TRAINING, WHEN PROPERLY CONCEIVED AND EFFECTIVELY EXECUTED, HAS THE POTENTIAL TO DISABLE THE CYCLE OF OFFICER STRESS; OFFICER STRESS, WHEN LEFT UNADDRESSED, CAN WORSEN POLICE-COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND CAN ALSO IMPACT THE RISING CRIME THAT HAS BESET THE WORK OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS AND THREATENED PUBLIC SAFETY NATIONWIDE. WELL-TRAINED, SUPPORTED, AND PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY HEALTHY OFFICERS STAND TO BECOME THE CATALYSTS OF AN ALTERNATIVE CYCLE OF REDUCED STRESS, IMPROVED PERFORMANCE, BETTER OUTCOMES, AND SAFER COMMUNITIES, THEREBY CREATING THE SHORTEST PATH TO HEALTHIER POLICE-COMMUNITY RELATIONS.   THE GOAL OF THE VALOR OSW TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TTA) PROGRAM (VALOR PROGRAM), A COMPONENT OF THE BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE (BJA) VALOR INITIATIVE, IS TO PROVIDE STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT WITH TTA THAT HAS A DIRECT IMPACT ON OSW. THE PROPOSED FUNDING OF $6,700,000 FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2022, T