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TRIBAL MANAGERS B r i E f i n g GRANTS Police Equipment Assistance from the Federal Government By Michelle Tirado THERE MAY BE A LOT OF TECHNOLOGIES out there to make law enforcement more efficient and safer, but the equipment is never cheap. A good bullet-proof vest, for example, costs $1,000 and up. Professional-grade night vision binoculars can run from $600 to more than $5,000. A computer-aided dispatch system can cost a police department over $50,000. There are, however, several federal grant programs in place to assist law enforcement agencies purchase or acquire equipment, from basics to high-tech. Here are a few of them: COps Tribal resources grant program This is the main federal grant program for tribal law enforcement. It provides funding for a spectrum of needs, such as hiring additional officers, law enforcement training, uniforms, basic-issue equipment, emerging technologies and police vehicles. Since 1995, COPS has provided more than $314 million to improve public safety in tribal communities. Crime identification Technology Act Authorized in 1998, CITA provides assistance to states and tribes to establish or upgrade criminal justice information systems and identification technologies. Funds can be used, for instance, for fingerprinting technologies and to create systems to track and share information about domestic violence offenders. Tribal Criminal History record improvement program T-CHRIP supports federally recognized tribes and state criminal records repositories to promote participation in and improve data sharing between tribal, state and national criminal records systems. Funds can be used to implement records automation, AFIS/Live Scan, training and technical assistance. Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance program CEDAP is a competitive direct assistance program administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that provides equipment and training primarily to small agencies, departments and jurisdictions that are in compliance with National Incident 14 June 2008 American Indian Report http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/Default.asp?Item=1428 http://www.ncjrs.gov/html/ojp/2006rg/tfc.html http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/html/tchrip08sol.htm http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/odp/docs/FY07_CEDAP_GUIDANCE.pdf

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American Indian Report - June 2008 Contents Ethics & Standards of Conduct: Governing Work Habits of Elected Officials Congress: Activity on the Hill Catching Up with the Curve Grants: Police Equipment Assistance from the Federal Government The Pottery Project Neighbors Helping Neighbors Where They Belong Spreading the Word “Poverty is Not a Part of Our Culture” Strategic Planning: Step 1 — An Assessment of Now Saving the Samala Language

American Indian Report - June 2008

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