This project is to purchase two patrol vehicles for the town of mammoth police department

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded the Town of Mammoth $140,000 under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) to purchase two patrol vehicles for the Mammoth Police Department. The funding will support the acquisition of two Ford F-150 police responder vehicles for $70,000 each through the state contract vendor system. Vehicle outfitting with emergency lights, prisoner cages, radios, laptops and radar equipment is included in the total $140,000 funding amount. The new patrol vehicles will replace unreliable vehicles and enable safe prisoner transport to the county jail, addressing critical public safety needs for this small, rural and low-income community. The award period is from March 15, 2022 to September 30, 2023.

We plan to purchase two f-150 police responder vehicles. We will purchase the vehicles on state contract with an approved vendor. Each vehicle will cost $70,000 for a total cost of $140,000. This includes the vehicle and upfitting such as lights, cage, radios, radar and laptop. Currently we do not have a reliable patrol vehicle to service our residents. Currently cannot transport prisoners to the county jail because we do not have a vehicle that would make the trip safely. We are a small rural very low income community and are in desperate need of patrol vehicles.