The city of south fulton police department is requesting $805,000 for the FY2024 community project funding request through U.S. Representative david scott (GA-13)

The City of South Fulton Police Department was awarded a $805,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance. The grant funding will be utilized to enhance the department's public safety capabilities through the following initiatives:

1. Purchase of new police cruisers to replace aging vehicles, improving response times and violent crime reduction efforts.
2. Acquisition of National Integrated Ballistics Information Network (NIBIN) equipment to analyze ballistic evidence from aggravated assaults and other weapon-related crimes, providing investigative leads.
3. Deployment of surveillance cameras and license plate readers in high-crime areas, particularly along the Old National Hwy corridor, to monitor and reduce violent crime.

The award period is from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025.

This funding will be utilized to enhance our public safety capabilities through the following initiatives. Police cruisers: purchase new police cruisers to replace aging vehicles, thereby improving our ability to respond to calls for service and conduct proactive violent crime reduction efforts. Nibin program equipment: acquire national integrated ballistics information network (nibin) equipment to analyze ballistic evidence from aggravated assaults and other weapon-related crimes, providing timely and actionable investigative leads. Surveillance cameras and license plate readers: deploy these technologies in "hotspot" areas, particularly along the old national HWY corridor, to monitor and reduce violent crime.