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 Sumter Police Department in South Carolina received a $246,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Services program to develop and acquire technology and equipment that assists in responding to and preventing crime. Funded through the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program, the award will support projects specified in the Joint Explanatory Statement - Division B to improve police effectiveness and information sharing between law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve from March 2022 through March 2024. The grant funds will be used by the Sumter Police Department to develop technologies and acquire equipment that enhance collaboration and partnership with community members to address public safety issues through problem-oriented policing strategies.

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.