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 County of Hillsdale, Michigan will receive $210,000 through March 2024 under a Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services Technology and Equipment Program. The funding will support the acquisition of equipment and technologies to improve law enforcement effectiveness and information sharing between agencies and the community served, as specified in the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program. This competitive federal grant program administered by the COPS Office aims to enhance public safety through community policing strategies and collaborative problem solving between law enforcement and community partners.

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.