The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) administers the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor, honoring public safety officers in law enforcement, firefighting, and emergency services who demonstrate extraordinary acts of service to protect human life and ensure community safety.
Learn about former award recipients and review frequently asked questions to help you prepare your nominations. Multiple public safety officers can be nominated for the same event, and individual officers can be nominated for multiple acts of service.
Submit your nominations for the 2023-2024 Medal of Valor—the Nation’s highest award for valor by a public safety officer. Nominations must be submitted or approved by the chief executive officer of the employing agencies and cover events that took place in June 1, 2023, through May 31, 2024.
Nominations are being accepted until July 31, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. ET.
 PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS' BENEFITS (PSOB) PROGRAM
Enacted in 1976, the PSOB Program provides death, disability, and education benefits to those eligible for the program. For details regarding these federal benefits for law enforcement officers, firefighters, and other first responders who have died or become catastrophically injured in the line of duty, call the PSOB Office at 888-744-6513 or visit us online.
BJA offers many resources, training and technical assistance, and policy development services to support local, state, and tribal governments in achieving safer communities.
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