What kind of body armor can be purchased with grant funds?
Grant funds can be used to purchase a body vest which is designed to be worn on the body for protection against blunt force trauma associated either with the impact of a firearm projectile or with a knife or other pointed instrument, and which meets or exceeds either of the National Institute of Justice’s (NIJ) applicable standards for either “ballistic resistant body armor” or “stab resistant body armor.” “Ballistic resistant body armor” is a vest or similar article which is manufactured of bullet resistant fabric that conforms to National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Standard-0101.03 as amended and supplemented or Standard-0101.04 as amended and supplemented. “Stab resistant body armor” is a vest or similar article which is manufactured of material that conforms to or exceeds the minimum performance standards contained in the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Standard-0115.00 as amended and supplemented or any stab resistant vest authorized for purchase under any current State of New
