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 Aitkin County Auditor received a $305,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Services program on March 15, 2022 to support technology and equipment acquisitions. Funding will be used to purchase equipment and technologies to improve law enforcement effectiveness, information sharing, and community policing efforts in Aitkin County, Minnesota through March 31, 2024. The Community Oriented Policing Services Technology and Equipment program aims to provide funding for projects that assist in crime prevention and response through interoperable communications and effective policing strategies. This award will support Aitkin County's efforts to bolster public safety partnerships and adopt community policing approaches through technology enhancements.

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.