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 Durham, New Hampshire received a $900,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services program on March 15, 2022 to support technology and equipment acquisitions through September 30, 2024. The funding assists the COPS Office Technology and Equipment Program's goal of providing state and local law enforcement agencies resources to improve effectiveness, information sharing, and community engagement under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The award to Durham will help the town develop and acquire technology, equipment, and interoperable communications solutions to enhance response and prevent crime while building partnerships between law enforcement and the community served.

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.