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 Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program awarded $866,000 under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants (CFDA 16.710) federal grant program to the County of Sandoval, New Mexico from March 15, 2022 to March 31, 2024. The funding will support the acquisition of effective equipment, technologies, and interoperable communications to assist law enforcement in responding to and preventing crime. As the parent organization, the County of Sandoval will oversee the implementation of projects through the Sandoval County Sheriff's Department that improve police effectiveness and information sharing between law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve in Bernalillo, New Mexico. The grant objectives align with the COPS Office's mission to enhance public safety through community policing strategies and collaborative problem solving between police 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.