Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program

Objective

Program goal(s) name: Death, disability, and education benefits for eligible public safety officers Program goal(s) description: Provide death and education benefits to survivors of fallen law enforcement officers, firefighters, and other first responders, and disability benefits to officers catastrophically injured in the line of duty. Program objective(s) name: Process claims and provide death, disability, and education benefits for eligible public safety officers and survivors. Program objective(s) description: To provide death benefits to the eligible survivors of public safety officers whose deaths are the direct and proximate result of an injury sustained in the line of duty; To provide disability benefits to public safety officers who have been permanently and totally disabled as the direct and proximate result of an injury sustained in the line of duty.

Who Can Apply

• Other

Who Benefits

• Individual/Family

The Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) Act, enacted in 1976, was designed to offer peace of mind to men and women seeking careers in public safety and to make a strong statement about the value American society places on the contributions of those who serve their communities in potentially dangerous circumstances. The PSOB Program provides a one-time financial benefit to the eligible survivors of public safety officers whose deaths are the direct and proximate result of a traumatic injury sustained in the line of duty. The benefit is determined by the date of the fatal or totally and permanently disabling injury and is adjusted annually for inflation. A table with the annually adjusted amounts is contained here: https://bja.ojp.gov/program/psob/resources/benefits-by-year

Assistance Types

• Direct Payment for Specified Use
• Cooperative Agreement

Program Contact

AskPSOB@usdoj.gov
1-888-744-6513