The FY 2022 cops office technology and equipment program (TEP) invitational solicitation is an invitation-only grant program designed to develop and acquire effective equipment, technologies, and…

The Town of Fairfield, Connecticut received a $3,499,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program. The funding will support the development and acquisition of effective law enforcement equipment, technologies, and interoperable communications to assist in crime prevention and response efforts from March 15, 2022 to March 31, 2024. This invitational grant program aims to improve police effectiveness and information sharing between law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve through specified technology and equipment projects. The Town of Fairfield will leverage this COPS Office Technology and Equipment Program award to enhance public safety partnerships and advance community policing strategies in Fairfield County through targeted technology investments.

The FY 2022 cops office technology and equipment program (TEP) invitational solicitation is an invitation-only grant program designed to develop and acquire effective equipment, technologies, and interoperable communications that assist in responding to and preventing crime. The objective is to provide funding for projects which improve police effectiveness and the flow of information among law enforcement agencies, local government service providers, and the communities they serve. Funding shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified under the heading "community oriented policing services, technology and equipment community projects/ cops law enforcement technology and equipment" in the joint explanatory statement - division b, which is incorporated by reference into public law 117-103.