Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program

The purpose of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP) Program is to help protect the lives of law enforcement officers by helping states and units of local and tribal governments within their officers with armor vests. An applicant may request funds to help purchase one vest per officer per fiscal year. Federal payment covers up to 50 percent of each jurdiction's local costs. This program is administered in accordance with 12 USC 3976ii et.seq.

The latest form for Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program expires 2022-10-31 and can be found here.