The Bureau of Justice Assistance provides financial assistance for higher education to the spouses and children (under the age of 27) of public safety officers* who have been killed or have received permanent and totally disabling injuries in the line of duty after October 1997. Assistance ranges from $202 for per month for half-time students to $404 per month for full-time students. *Public safety officer is a person serving a public agency in an official capacity, with, or without compensation, as a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or member of a public rescue squad or ambulance crew. Contact Bureau of Justice Assistance, Fourth Floor , 810 7 Street, NW, Washington, DC 20531; 202-514-6278; 800-421-6770; {www.usdoj.gov}.
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