The FY 2023 COPS Anti-Methamphetamine Program (CAMP) is designed to advance public safety by providing funds to investigate illicit activities related to the manufacture and distribution of methamphetamine. CAMP provides funding to state law enforcement agencies for equipment, overtime, and other approved personnel costs for law enforcement officers assigned to the investigation of methamphetamine production and trafficking. Funding awarded to state law enforcement agencies may be used to support law enforcement personnel costs for allied agencies' officers participating in a state anti-methamphetamine task force.
The goal of CAMP is to provide funding to State law enforcement agencies in states with high seizures of precursor chemicals, finished methamphetamine, laboratories, and laboratory dump seizures for the purpose of locating or investigating illicit activities, such as precursor diversion, laboratories, or methamphetamine traffickers. By providing funding for additional law enforcement, civilian, prosecutors, and task force personnel, training, and equipment, the program seeks to increase the number of hours devoted to statewide task forces, increase the number and variety of agencies participating in task forces, and enhance the analytical capability of task forces. Anticipated outcomes of CAMP awards include: increased collaboration with federal agencies; increased analytical reporting; increased information sharing among participating agencies; increased number and efficiency of investigations; increased percentage of investigations resulting in arrests, referrals, prosecutions, and ultimately convictions; increased knowledge and use of community policing principles; increased number of drug-endangered children identified; and increased number of and size of drug seizures.
Allowable costs include:
- Sworn officer positions (salaries and benefits);
- Civilian/Non-sworn personnel (salaries and benefits);
- Equipment/Technology;
- Supplies;
- Travel/Training;
- Contracts/Consultants; and
- Other costs, which may include such items: as software and prepaid warranties or maintenance agreements (not to exceed 24 months), overtime costs for sworn officers engaging in CAMP-related investigative activities, or other miscellaneous items that have a direct correlation to the overall success of a recipient's project objectives and are necessary for the project to reach full implementation.
2023 award recipients can be seen here: https://cops.usdoj.gov/pdf/2023AwardDocs/camp/Award_List.pdf
CAMP may not be used to fund treatment programs or to prosecute methamphetamine-related activities. Further unallowable costs include, but are not limited to:
For a more extensive list, please see the official program guidance at: https://cops.usdoj.gov/pdf/2023ProgramDocs/camp/solicitation.pdf