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 Springfield Police Department received a $100,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program on March 15, 2022 to support technology and equipment acquisitions through September 30, 2024. The funding will assist the Springfield PD under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program in developing and acquiring effective technologies and interoperable communications to improve police effectiveness, prevent and respond to crime, and facilitate information sharing among law enforcement and community partners. The grant funds must be used for projects specified in related congressional documents and will enhance the police department's community policing strategies through improved technology and equipment.

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.