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A resolution approving an application for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant from the U. S. Department of Justice to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, for specialized training and equipment to ensure personnel maintain needed certifications for criminal investigation and crime reduction initiatives.
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WHEREAS, the U. S. Department of Justice is accepting applications for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant with an award of $494,241 with no cash match required; and,
WHEREAS, The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County is eligible to participate in this grant program; and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that this grant application be approved and submitted.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That the Metropolitan Government’s application for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant with an award of $494,241, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved, and the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department is authorized to submit said application to the U. S. Department of Justice.
Section 2. That this resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.
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This resolution approves an application for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to the Metropolitan Government Police Department. The grant application is for an award of $494,241 with no required cash match.
The grant application requests funding for travel and lodging to the CALEA Conference, Digital Forensic training, SANS and EnCase Digital Forensics training, International Association of Chiefs of Police, National Association of Extradition Officials, ILEETA Conference, IPTM Motorcycle Instructor Training Course, National Internal Affairs Investigators Association, Police Fleet Expo, Autorotation Emergency Operative Training, MCCA Conference, Alentado Training, and Aldenhorst Canine Training. The application also requests funding for equipment including night vision goggles to replace existing night vision goggles utilized by SWAT, K-9 and Emergency Contingency Unit, equipment for computer forensics, exercise equipment for Hermitage, West and Midtown Precincts, Solar Panels for access gates, iCIMS software, and ProLaser 4 LIDAR Speed Detection devices. Funding is also requested for stinger spike systems, breaching kits for search warrants, computer monitors, and batteries for portable radios.
The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant is a routine grant for which MNPD applies annually.