Charleston county along with berkeley and dorchester county, plans to implement a full CAD-to-CAD (computer aided dispatch) to address post-crash care in overlapping jurisdictional areas between the…

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration awarded Charter Township of Long Lake $2.4 million on March 31, 2026, under the NHTSA Discretionary Safety Grants and Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 20.614) to implement a Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD)-to-CAD demonstration project addressing post-crash care coordination across overlapping jurisdictional boundaries.

The project connects dispatch centers operated by the City of Charleston, City of North Charleston, and Berkeley and Dorchester Counties in South Carolina through real-time information sharing. The CAD-to-CAD connection is a demonstration activity within the Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester Council of Governments Safety Action Plan, designed to improve emergency response coordination in areas where municipal and county jurisdictions overlap.

The award runs through March 29, 2029. Place of performance is listed as Traverse City, Michigan. The assistance type is a project grant.

Charleston county along with berkeley and dorchester county, plans to implement a full CAD-to-CAD (computer aided dispatch) to address post-crash care in overlapping jurisdictional areas between the city of charleston and the city of north charleston and berkeley and dorchester counties, respectively. The implementation of the CAD-to-CAD connection is a demonstration activity connected to the berkeley, charleston, dorchester council of government (bcdcog) safety action plan.