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Subject: Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery Nominations Open Now

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The nomination period for the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) 2022 Congressional Badge of Bravery is now open.

Each year, BJA recognizes law enforcement officers for their exceptional acts of bravery in the line of duty. Recipients are considered at the federal, state, and local level and will be honored during an awards ceremony in Washington, D.C.

What constitutes an act of bravery? Nominees must have either:

• Sustained a physical injury while engaged in the lawful duties of the individual, and performing an act characterized as bravery by the agency head who makes the nomination, and being at personal risk; or
• Although not injured, performed an act characterized as bravery by the agency head who makes the nomination that placed the individual at risk of serious physical injury or death.

Learn about past award recipients, and if you know a similarly deserving law enforcement officer in your department, submit your nominations for the 2022 Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery by February 15, 2023.

Thank you for taking the time to recognize law enforcement officers who engage in exceptional acts of bravery each day to keep our communities safe.

Nominate Now

Following are Facebook posts that can be created to link to the CBOB website:

• December 2022:
  • #DYK you can submit multiple nominations for @DOJBJA’s 2022 Congressional #BadgeOfBravery? Honor your federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement officers today. Nominations due 2/15.
• January 2023:
  • Recognize your law enforcement officers for their extraordinary acts of bravery by nominating them for @DOJBJA’s 2022 Congressional Badge of Bravery. Learn about past recipients and nomination guidelines today. #BadgeOfBravery 
• February 2023:
  • Time is running out! Don’t forget to nominate your deserving law enforcement officers for @DOJBJA’s 2022 Congressional #BadgeOfBravery. Nominators can submit more than one nomination for the 2022 period.
  • Submit your @DOJBJA #BadgeOfBravery nominations by February 15, 2023. This prestigious award recognizes federal, state, local, & tribal law enforcement officers for exceptional acts of bravery while in the line of duty.

Following are tweets that can be created to link to the CBOB website:

• December 2022:
  • #DYK you can submit multiple nominations for @DOJBJA’s 2022 Congressional #BadgeOfBravery? Honor your federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement officers today. Nominations due 2/15.
• January 2023:
  • Recognize your law enforcement officers for their extraordinary acts of bravery by nominating them for @DOJBJA’s 2022 Congressional Badge of Bravery. Learn about past recipients and nomination guidelines today. #BadgeOfBravery
• February 2023:
  • Time is running out! Don’t forget to nominate your deserving law enforcement officers for @DOJBJA’s 2022 Congressional #BadgeOfBravery. Nominators can submit more than one nomination for the 2022 period.
  • Submit your @DOJBJA #BadgeOfBravery nominations by February 15, 2023. This prestigious award recognizes federal, state, local, & tribal law enforcement officers for exceptional acts of bravery while in the line of duty.