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 City of Portage, Michigan was awarded a $258,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services program on March 15, 2022 to support technology and equipment acquisitions that assist in responding to and preventing crime through March 31, 2024.

The funding will support projects outlined under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to improve police effectiveness and information sharing between law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve through the development and acquisition of effective technologies and interoperable communications equipment. The City of Portage will utilize the funding to enhance public safety initiatives and build community trust through collaborative problem solving and organizational strategies that promote community partnerships.

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.