Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program (CEDAP)
- Purpose
- Eligible Applicants
- Application Evaluation:
- Eligible Equipment:
- Program Awards:
- Additional Information
Purpose
The FY 2008 Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program (CEDAP) complements the department’s other major grants programs to enhance regional response capabilities, mutual aid, and interoperable communications by providing technology and equipment, along with the training required to operate that equipment, to law enforcement and emergency responder agencies in smaller jurisdictions and certain metropolitan areas.
Eligible Applicants
Eligible applicants include law enforcement agencies and other emergency responder agencies who demonstrate that the equipment will be used to improve their capability and capacity to respond to a major critical incident or to work with other first responders. FY 2008 CEDAP awardees cannot have received technology funding under the Urban Areas Security Initiative grant program, or the Assistance to Firefighters Grants program since Oct. 1, 2005.
Application Evaluation:
Prospective applicants completed their application online at www.rkb.us. Applications were then electronically forwarded to the US Army Electronic Proving Ground (EPG) at Ft. Huachuca, Ariz., a technical agent and partner for the CEDAP program. There they were reviewed, rated, and ranked. National subject matter experts with experience in the law enforcement and emergency responder community reviewed and scored applications against established scoring criteria that reflect CEDAP policy guidance. The final selections are based on numerous factors, such as the overall budget, training costs and the final scores. State Administrative Agencies (SAA) play a vital role during the application process by helping to ensure requested equipment is consistent with the state’s Homeland Security Strategy.
Eligible Equipment:
Applicants select items from the CEDAP Equipment Catalog that they had been unable to acquire through other DHS programs. The FY 2008 CEDAP offers equipment in the following categories: extrication devices; thermal imaging, night vision, and video surveillance tools; chemical, biological and radiological detection tools; information technology and risk management tools; and vehicle tracking tools. Training is provided at the time technologies are delivered and transferred under the program. The training is a prerequisite to receipt of equipment and helps ensure that the systems and devices awarded will be utilized fully and correctly.Program Awards:
In FY 2008, a total of 3,573 CEDAP applications were submitted and 1,045 were accepted for award in 47 recipient states. Of the 1,045 technology awards, 830 (79 percent) were awarded to law enforcement agencies with the remainder awarded to fire departments, emergency medical services, and emergency management and public safetyAdditional Information
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