A guide to submitting your MOV nomination.



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How to Submit Your MOV Nomination [ [link removed] ]

Review answers to frequently asked questions [ [link removed] ] to help you prepare a compelling nomination for the Medal of Valor—the Nation’s highest award for valor by a public safety officer. 

Who’s eligible to be nominated? 


* A public safety officer is a person (living or deceased) who at the time of the event, served a public agency, with or without compensation as a firefighter; law enforcement officer, including a corrections, court, or civil defense officer; or emergency services officer, as determined by the U.S. Attorney General. 

* In order to receive the Medal of Valor, nominated candidates must have exhibited extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty.  

Who can nominate? 


* MOV nominations must be submitted or approved by the chief executive officers of the public safety agencies that the nominees serve. 

Each nomination must be submitted through the online nomination system [ [link removed] ]. 

*The nomination period closes at 5:00 p.m. ET on July 31. *

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*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 [ [link removed] ].

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