HomeMy WebLinkAboutGrant Request - Comm Equipment - SOTo: Deschutes County Board of Commissioners
From: Captain Erik Utter
Date: June 12,2013
Subject: Proposed Grant Application for the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office
The Deschutes County Sheriff's Office is requesting Board of Commissioner approval to submit
a grant application on behalf of the County. A summary of the grant opportunity follows:
Program: Deschutes County Sheriffs Office Interoperable Communications
Equipment Purchase. The Sheriff's Officc will purchase modems for
patrol cars. The modems will enable the in-car mobile data terminals
(MDTs) to have a data link between the patrol vehicle and the 911 center,
through which deputy sheriffs will have access to records information.
The Sheriffs Office will also purchase software licenses to meet Criminal
Justice Information System (CnS) requirements to ensure that data
connections between 911 Dispatch and the in-car mobile data terminals is
encrypted.
Funding Ageney: Bureau of Justice Assistance Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance
Grant (JAG) Program
Due Date: July 9,2013
Amount: $22,912.00
Matehing Funds: None
Duration: Two years: October 1,2012 through September 30,2014
Baekground: The funding provides states and units of local governments with critical
funding necessary to support a range of programs, including law
enforcement equipment purchases. The County has received funding
from the JAG Program on an annual basis since 2006.
Please contact Captain Utter at 541-617-3368 or Pat Davis, Sheriff's Office Legal Assistant, at
541-617-3367 if you have questions concerning this request.