Assistance Listing 16.615
Public Safety Officers' Educational Assistance
JUSTICE, DEPARTMENT OF · Office of Justice Programs
Assistance Listing 16.615, “Public Safety Officers' Educational Assistance,” is a federal program administered by JUSTICE, DEPARTMENT OF. It provides direct payment for specified use assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 0 open, 0 forecasted and 0 closed opportunities under this listing. The agency reported $6.47M in obligations for fiscal year 2025.
Program objective
Program goal(s) name: Higher education financial assistance Program goal(s) description: Provide financial assistance for higher education to the spouses and children of public safety officers killed or injured in line of duty. Program objective(s) name: Provide financial assistance for higher education to eligible spouses and children of public safety officers permanently and totally disabled by catastrophic injuries sustained in the line of duty. Program objective(s) description: Under the PSOEA Program, the families of state and local police, fire, and emergency public safety officers are covered for line-of-duty deaths that occurred on or after January 1, 1978. The families of federal law enforcement officers and firefighters are covered for line of duty deaths occurring on or after January 1, 1978. The effective date for families of permanently and totally disabled Federal law enforcement officers is October 3, 1996. Families of state, local, and tribal police, fire, and emergency public safety officers are covered for line-of-duty permanent and totally disabling injuries that occurred on or after November 13, 1998. Families of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) personnel and state, local, and tribal emergency management and civil defense agency employees are covered for such injuries sustained on or after October 30, 2000. Families of certain National Disaster Medical System appointees (described in more detail below) are covered for injuries sustained on or after June 24, 2019, and before October 1, 2021; coverage for the families of Department of Energy employees or contractors serving as a nuclear materials courier or as a member of an emergency response team (described in more detail below) applies to injuries occurring on or after January 21, 2021.
As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.
Current opportunities under 16.615
No open or forecasted opportunities are currently posted under this listing. Programs often post notices on an annual cycle — see recently closed opportunities below for timing.
Eligible applicants (program level)
- Other
Intended beneficiaries: Individual/Family.
Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.
Reported obligations by fiscal year
Historical data · not a predictionRange and average of financial assistance (from the listing): For classes taken since October 1, 2023, the rates of assistance are $1,488 per month for full-time students, $1,176 for three-quarter-time students, $862 for half-time students, and $372 for less-than-half-time students. The amount of assistance is subject to change consistent with the current computation of educational assistance allowance set forth in Title IV of the Higher Education Act, Section 3532 of Title 38, U.S.C.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 16.615. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.Frequently asked questions
What is ALN 16.615?
16.615 is the Assistance Listing Number for “Public Safety Officers' Educational Assistance.” Assistance Listing Numbers (formerly CFDA numbers) identify federal assistance programs; individual grant opportunities reference the listing they are funded under.
Who can apply under ALN 16.615?
The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: Other. Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.
How much funding does 16.615 provide?
The agency reported $6,474,125 in obligations for FY2025 in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing. These are program-wide totals reported by the agency, not a prediction of future awards.