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This bill, titled the Helping Improve Recruitment and Retention Efforts for Prosecutors Act of 2025 (HIRRE Prosecutors Act of 2025), directs the Attorney General to establish a new grant program to help state, territorial, local, and tribal governments hire prosecutors. This program, to be established within one year of the bill's enactment, will award grants on a competitive basis to prosecutor's offices. The funds can be used to hire, retain, and train prosecutors and their support staff. The Attorney General may give preference to applications that aim to hire and train new staff, rehire prosecutors who were laid off due to budget cuts, or come from tribal, remote, or rural areas, as defined by the Violence Against Women Act of 1994. Federal grants will cover up to 75 percent of project costs, with the possibility of waiving the remaining 25 percent match if a recipient faces financial hardship. Importantly, these federal funds cannot replace existing state or local funding but must be used to increase the overall amount of funds available. The bill also mandates performance evaluations for funded projects and authorizes $10 million annually for the program through fiscal year 2030.

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