The Public Safety Training and Technical Assistance Program (PSTTAP) provides Maryland’s public safety agencies and community organizations with opportunities to obtain grant and other funding they may not have the resources to pursue otherwise. 

Administered by the University of Maryland College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, PSTTAP avails its clients of the University’s exceptional applied research resources, expedited procurement procedures, strong fiscal management, and its principals’ extraordinary practical experience.

PSTTAP has the proven capability and expertise to handle all of the fiscal responsibilities related to grant implementation for its clients so that they can do what they do best—deliver services that enhance Marylanders’ public safety.  These responsibilities include:

• Identifying funding sources
• Working with clients to prepare grant applications
• Preparing and submitting clients’ quarterly grant report forms
• Managing hiring, payroll, contracting, procurement and inventory

January 2009.
Public Safety Training and Technical Assistance Program Lands $39,700 from U.S. Attorney's Office for Anti-Gang Efforts in Southern Maryland

The Public Safety Training and Technical Assistance Program recently obtained $39,700 for the Calvert County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) to purchase a covert, portable surveillance system for the Southern Maryland Intelligence Center (SMIC) Gang Surveillance Project. SMIC task force members will use the camera in support of its gang enforcement and suppression activity. The funding will allow SMIC members to conduct covert surveillance in locations where it would be difficult or impossible to do so otherwise, given the region's rural landscape.

December 2008.
Public Safety Training and Technical Assistance Program Nets over $35,000 in Law Enforcement Technology Funding for Two Maryland Law Enforcement Agencies

The Public Safety Training and Technical Assistance Program (PSTTAP) has obtained over $35,000 in grant funding from the Maryland Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention (GOCCP) to support technology procurement in two rural Maryland jurisdictions. PSTTAP clients, the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office and the Cecil County Sheriff’s Office, will receive the funds in April 2009. These agencies received over 10 percent of the $300,000 available for the entire State of Maryland, as a result of their partnership with PSTTAP. More...

June 2008.
Public Safety Training and Technical Assistance Program Obtains Over $127,700 in Byrne Grant Funding for Four Maryland Law Enforcement Agencies

Program (PSTTAP) recently obtained $127,730 from the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention (GOCCP) to support drug law enforcement operations. PSTTAP clients, the City of Cumberland,, City of Laurel , Hyattsville City , and the Calvert County Sheriff's Office will receive the funds from GOCCP by the beginning of July 2008. The four law enforcement agencies received almost 15 percent of the $1M available for the entire State of Maryland, using PSTTAP's assistance. More...

December 2007.
Public Safety Training and Technical Assistance Program Nets Over $180,000 for Five Maryland Law Enforcement Agencies

The Public Safety Training and Technical Assistance Program (PSTTAP) recently obtained $181,500 in grant funds for law enforcement technology from the Governor's Office of Crime Control in Prevention (GOCCP). PSTTAP clients, the City of Laurel, Hyattsville City, and Calvert, Harford, and Talbot counties, will receive the funds from GOCCP's Law Enforcement Technology Grant Program in early 2008. The five law enforcement agencies who used PSTTAP's assistance received almost 20 percent of the $1M available to the entire State of Maryland through the grant program. More...