San Pablo Police Department
Edward Byrne Memorial
Justice Assistance Grant (JAG)
San Pablo City Council Meeting
September 15, 2025
Edward Byrne Memorial
Justice Assistance Grant (JAG)
• JAG Grant Program Overview:
• Federal grant funding to support law enforcement programs • Prior grant awards utilized for training and technology enhancement
• Grant Application
• Initial approved proposal: Acquisition of a BRINC Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), to support existing public safety operations
• Revised approved proposal: Acquisition of 62 single-unit portable radio chargers and 25 spare radio batteries
• 2025 Grant Award: $13,318
• Public Safety Standing Committee 02/05/25
• Recommendation to forward to the City
Council for formal approval
• JAG Grant Program Overview:
• Federal grant funding to support law enforcement programs • Prior awards utilized for training and technology enhancement • 2023 Grant Application
• Grant application to fund continued subscription services for 20 mobile routers to support SPPD daily operations: $12,268 • 2023 Grant Award
• Approved grant award: $14,922
• Notice of Public Hearing
• Assigned single-unit chargers
• Increased efficiency of radio communication
capabilities for SPPD personnel
• Spare radio batteries
• Increased operational readiness
during incident response and
management of critical incidents
Motorola Radio Equipment
• Quoted cost for sixty-two (62) chargers and twenty-five (25) batteries: $13,628
• Cost difference exceeding grant award amount of $13,318 will be funded by the Police Department’s FY25-26
operating budget (Uniform and Safety Equipment account) • JAG Grant Program Overview:
• Federal grant funding to support law enforcement programs • Prior awards utilized for training and technology enhancement • 2023 Grant Application
• Grant application to fund continued subscription services for 20 mobile routers to support SPPD daily operations: $12,268 • 2023 Grant Award
• Approved grant award: $14,922
• Notice of Public Hearing
Following the public hearing, staff requests
Council’s consideration for the following:
• Acceptance and appropriation of awarded
funds, in the amount of $13,318 to be received
from Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program,
and;
• Authorization to utilize awarded grant funds for
the acquisition of sixty-two (62) Motorola
portable radio chargers and twenty-five (25)
spare batteries, to support public safety
operations.
• JAG Grant Program Overview:
• Federal grant funding to support law enforcement programs • Prior awards utilized for training and technology enhancement • 2023 Grant Application
• Grant application to fund continued subscription services for 20 mobile routers to support SPPD daily operations: $12,268 • 2023 Grant Award
• Approved grant award: $14,922
• Notice of Public Hearing
Questions?