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The Chattanooga Police Department's DFR (Drone as First Responder) program will be utilized to address a staffing shortage of officers along with increasing response times to calls for service within the areas of highest violent crime.

The DFR project will use data driven approaches to address violent crime by deploying a drone to low priority calls for service while keeping officers available in the areas known for violent crime to provide a specific deterrent to violent crime.

DFR will also utilize drone technology, outside of CPD's stand alone UAS operations unit, to deploy to high priority, violent crime to have an officer teleoperated drone first on scene to gain intel for officers traveling and/or track suspects of violent crime for apprehension.

City Of Chattanooga

THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, OFFICE OF COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES (COPS OFFICE, HTTPS://COPS.USDOJ.GOV) IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT IT IS SEEKING APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDING FOR THE [INSERT PROGRAM SPECIFIC OVERVIEW] THE COPS OFFICE WELCOMES APPLICATIONS UNDER WHICH TWO OR MORE ENTITIES WOULD CARRY OUT THE FEDERAL AWARD; HOWEVER, ONLY ONE ENTITY MAY BE THE APPLICANT. ANY OTHER ENTITIES CARRYING OUT THE FEDERAL AWARD MUST BE IDENTIFIED AS PROPOSED SUBRECIPIENTS. THE APPLICANT MUST BE THE ENTITY THAT WOULD HAVE PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR CARRYING OUT THE AWARDS, INCLUDING ADMINISTERING THE FUNDING AND MANAGING THE ENTIRE PROJECT. THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE FEDERAL AWARD ARE ALSO APPLICABLE TO SUBRECIPIENTS. ALL AWARDS ARE SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS AND ANY MODIFICATIONS OR ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS THAT MAY BE IMPOSED BY LAW.

16.710 - Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants

Community Oriented Policing Program (COPS) [DOJ - OBD]

Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402-4219 United States

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FY25 Community Policing Development Microgrants (O-COPS-2025-172384)