Funding resources for mobile surveillance and public safety projects

Do you work in the public sector? Are you seeking financial aid to fund your digital in-car video recording or other onboard surveillance project? If so, you may be eligible for grants or other allocations. These valuable funding resources may help you seed, start, and sustain major capital improvement projects, including projects dedicated to improving the safety and security of personnel, property, and the public.

Under the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), eligible capital projects that could receive a portion of the billions in available funds are categorized as "specified crime prevention and security expenses." Our onboard recording systems do just that: prevent crime and enhance security.

If you're looking to purchase mobile digital video recorders (MDVRs) or other onboard video camera and communications systems for police, transit, or other fleet vehicles, you may find ready reserves of monies by exploring some of the resources, below:

• Bureau of Justice Assistance: Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program
  http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/jag.html
  
  
• COPS (Office of Community-Oriented Policing Services): FY 2010 funding
  http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/Default.asp?Item=46
   
• Department of Homeland Security (DHS): FY 2010 grant overview (state, local, tribal etc.)
  http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/grant-program-overview-fy2010.pdf
   
• DHS: FY 2010 grants & funding official announcement
  http://www.dhs.gov/ynews/releases/pr_1260283102665.shtm
   
• DHS: State contacts & grant award information
  http://www.dhs.gov/xgovt/grants/index.shtm
   
• Department of Justice: Grant & funding resources
  http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/funding/funding.htm
   
• Department of Transportation: ARRA 2009 public transportation grant program information
  http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-4745.htm
   
• Grant Writing USA: Offers commercial grant-writing and grant-management programs
  http://www.grantwritingusa.com
   
• Grants.gov: Provides info on 1,000+ grants and access to roughly $500 billion in annual awards
  http://www.grants.gov
   
• Public Safety Foundation of America: Awards grants to support public safety communications
  http://www.psfa.us/Grantseekers.html
   
• State Recovery: Sponsored by Council of State Governments to share best funding practices
  http://www.staterecovery.org