Law Enforcement Vehicle Pursuit Technology Grant Program
Agency
Commerce, Department of
Title of action
Law Enforcement Vehicle Pursuit Technology Grant Program
Date significant agency action was initiated
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Category
New grant or loan program
Brief description of significant agency actions for which the agency is initiating an environmental justice assessment.
New program to provide law enforcement with grants for modern vehicle pursuit management technology (for example: GPS tracking equipment, automated license plate readers, aircraft, and non-armed and non-armored drones, etc.). Grants are for local law enforcement agencies (including tribal law enforcement agencies). Proposals must include a request for specific technology and a specific plan for implementation, use, and effectiveness reporting of that technology. Local law enforcement agencies seeking grants must: 1) Establish data-sharing and management policies; and (2) Establish policies ensuring all operating personnel are trained to use the requested technology and comply with the data-sharing and management policies mentioned in item 1 above. This program is expected to reduce the danger of pursuits in communities by giving law enforcement more efficient and modern tools. More technology being implemented may track additional data that may not have been historically tracked.
Following a competitive process (RFP S24-34444-001) 18 contractors were selected for SFY '24. These are listed below:
Omak Police Department
Monroe Police Department
Benton County Sheriff's Office
Marysville Police Department
Kirkland Police Department
Woodland Police Department
Everett Police Department
Reardan Police Department
Lake Forest Park Police Department
Puyallup Police Department
Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office
Port Angeles Police Department in partnership with Lower Elwha Tribal Police
Richland Police Department
Washougal Police Department
Olympia Police Department
Yakima Police Department
West Richland Police Department
Spokane County Sheriff's Office
Methods for providing public comment for agency consideration as part of the environmental justice assessment.
In process: setting up a webpage, email engagement, and working with community engagement team internally.
Link to agency webpage where the action is posted.
Status
Date EJ Assessment was completed
Friday, August 16, 2024
Published EJA (If completed, you must include a link to the assessment published on your website)