Award Information
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2024, $12,495)
The city of Cambridge, Maryland and Dorchester County, Maryland are in a disparate situation. Cambridge will be the applicant and will disburse funds to Dorchester County. The total grant is $12,495, with each entity’s share being $6.247.50. The Cambridge Police Department will use its share to put towards its purchase of voice stress software, which functions in the same manner as a lie detector. The department will add a matching share of $4,752.50. The Sheriff’s office will spend these funds on the following: 3 gas masks at $1,050 each for a total of $4,150.00, 5 deployment trauma kits at $178.00 for a total of $890.00, 1 iridium satellite phone for $980.00, and starlink communications equipment for $700.00, for a grand total of $6,620.00. Of that amount, the grant will cover $6,247.50 and the County will contribute $382.50.