Title
FY 2021 Community Policing Development De-Escalation Grant (Ordinance S-47823)
Description
Request authorization for the City Manager, or his designee, to allow the Police Department to apply for, accept and enter into an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), for the FY 2021 Community Policing Development De-Escalation Training Grant in an amount not to exceed $200,000. Further request authorization for the City Treasurer to accept, and the City Controller to disburse, all funds related to this item.
Report
Summary
The De-Escalation Training Grant provides funding to develop the capacity of law enforcement to implement community policing strategies by providing guidance on promising practices through the development and testing of innovative strategies; building knowledge about effective practices and outcomes; and supporting new, creative approaches to preventing crime and promoting safe communities.
The COPS office will provide funding to law enforcement agencies seeking to build agencies' internal capacity to provide de-escalation training to officers, including overtime and investments in Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality (VR/AR) technology. Funding may also support the development of resources (roll-call videos, toolkits, etc.) to support agencies' de-escalation training efforts and to promote continual learning and maintenance of skills. Applications are due by July 22, 2021.
Contract Term
Two years beginning Oct. 1, 2021 through Sept. 30, 2023.
Financial Impact
The total funding request is $200,000. No matching funds are required.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Jeff Barton and the Police Department.