Governor Rell: 43 Communities to Share $1.2 Million in Stimulus Grants for Public Safety

Funds Will Help Local Governments Purchase Protective Gear, Upgrade Technology and Communications

The state has awarded $1.2 million in federal stimulus grants to 43 communities for public safety and crime prevention needs, Governor M. Jodi Rell announced today.

The Governor said it is the fourth round of funding of the Justice Assistance Grants that the state received through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). All 169 municipalities are eligible for the grants and, to date, 122 communities – large and small – have received nearly $3.3 million in four rounds of grant awards.

“These stimulus dollars have helped make a difference in so many of our communities. The grants have allowed local governments to get the equipment or personnel – and in some cases, police dogs – needed to keep citizens safe and enforce the law,” Governor Rell said. “The recession has forced many municipalities to hold off on critical purchases, so we are very pleased that many have been helped by these much-needed grants.”

The Governor said the grants are administered by the state Office of Policy and Management. Grant amounts in this latest round of awards range from $75,000 for New Haven for protective gear and a mobile fire range to $9,100 for Chaplin for Town Hall security equipment.

For more information on these law enforcement grants and the ARRA in Connecticut: visit the state’s official Web site at: www.ct.gov and click on the CT Recovery link.

(A complete list of the recent recipients, their grant amount and project description is attached.)

Town Federal Grant Amt.
Project Summary
Round 4


Avon
$30,000.00
The first request is for Automatic External Defibillators (AED) and the second request is for radar and laser units to be used in speed enforcement.


Bethel
$30,000.00
Purchase equipment to create a mobile command post; cruiser video systems; interview room video systems


Bloomfield
$30,000.00
Upgrade an existing Storage Area Network (SAN) into a “Virtual Storage Area Network”.


Bolton
$9,100.00
Install a security system at the Bolton Town Hall


Brookfield
$30,000.00
Purchase of digital video recording units in 4 patrol vehicles; enhance current Records Management System


Brooklyn
$9,100.00
Equipment for speed enforcement, road safety, public education and reduce property crimes.


Chaplin
$9,100.00
Purchase and installation of 2 security cameras at Chaplin Town Hall. One in Tax Collectors office and one on outside of Town Hall.


Cheshire
$30,000.00
JAG Grant funds will be used to enhance community safety through the establishment of community policing based programs and initiatives, as well as the purchase of safety education resource materials.


Columbia
$9,100.00
Purchase of surveillance camera system to monitor exterior of town Transfer Station and Department of Public Works.


Danbury
$75,000.00
Purchase of 2 Law Enforcement Motor Cycles; ICOP Police Officer Surveillance System; Scheduling Software package


Deep River
$9,100.00
Purchase two laser and two radar devices


Derby
$30,000.00
Purchase a mobile command post trailer.


East Haven
$30,000.00
Purchase of 60 new service weapons for every East Haven Police Officer and Detective


East Lyme
$9,100.00
Purchase of equipment to outfit 10 marked police cruisers with necessary investigative and crime prevention equipment used to assist patrol officers


Easton
$30,000.00
Build a new police department phone system which would utilize computer software to create a stable, secure communications system.


Fairfield
$30,000.00
Crisis Response Throw Phone System to be used in emergency situations.


Greenwich
$30,000.00
Purchase of GPS tracking devices; polygraph device for interviews, interrogations and pre-employment screening; suite of covert audio/video surveillance equipment


Hamden
$75,000.00
Purchase of patrol motorcycles.


Killingly
$9,100.00
The objective of this project is to purchase a patrol/enforcement/rescue boat, motor and gear. This equipment will allow local law enforcement to create a pro-active approach to patrolling and protecting all local waterways.


Lyme
$9,100.00
Purchase equipment purchase for traffic monitoring and control


Milford
$30,000.00
Purchase and install a wireless camera system to monitor high crime public areas.


Montville
$9,100.00
Purchase of Laser Speed Guns For speed enforcement; radios for Officers


New Canaan
$30,000.00
This grant will allow the New Canaan Police Department to enhance its traffic safety initiatives, investigative capabilities, response to incidents within the Town of New Canaan and to purchase a K-9.


New Haven
$75,000.00
Equipment for officer safety and rental of a mobile firing range.


New Milford
$30,000.00
Retain IT person from being laid off.


Norfolk
$9,100.00
Purchase of signage and replacement of missing signs for traffic safety; hand held laser gun for speed control; mountain bike; computer and software


North Stonington
$9,100.00
Purchase of 2 laser radar units, a night vision digital camera, and road safety cones and signs.


Norwich
$75,000.00
Upgrade the main and secondary communication frequencies for the Norwich Police Department


Old Saybrook
$30,000.00
Purchase of equipment for Command / Control Work Stations; Evidence Processing / Laboratory Work Area; Criminal Investigation Equipment Storage;


Prospect
$9,100.00
purchase 5 additional portable radios


Southington
$30,000.00
Purchase of 21 Desktop Computers


Stafford
$9,100.00
purchase of video surveillance equipment


Stonington
$30,000.00
The grant will be used to purchase equipment that will enhance our video recording system.


Stratford
$75,000.00
Purchase of TASER units, patrol rifles available and mobile data terminals.


Suffield
$30,000.00
Purchasing and installing in car digital recording devices, replacing aged car radio systems and a laser unit for traffic enforcement


Thomaston
$30,000.00
This project will give the ability to develop and operate an in house Mobile Data program to transmit our report writing, records management system, and the National Criminal Information Center (NCIC)/COLLECT to mobile data


Warren
$9,100.00
Purchase radios for State Police Explorers


Washington
$9,100.00
Purchase of Tasers; Speed laser unit; Surveillance equipment


Watertown
$30,000.00
The new MDT terminals will be put in our marked patrol cars to facilitate communication with Headquarters. The new server will speed up the communication process from the MDT's to Headquarters.


Westbrook
$9,100.00
To supplement and enhance the existing radar/ enforcement capabilities and safety of our constables.


Wethersfield
$30,000.00
Purchase of Two (2) Hub Data911 Computers; Four (4) Autoliv Noptic Thermal Imagers


Winchester
$30,000.00
Tech upgrade and drug enforcement grant for 2009 will provide for video and audio upgrades to building security, in car camera systems and increase drug enforcement.


Windham
$30,000.00
Purchase of Police Cruiser and equipment package for Canine Unit.