$20,000 Grant Awarded To DeKalb Police For Traffic Enforcement

DEKALB COUNTY, GA — The DeKalb County Police Department has received nearly $20,000 in grant funding. The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) shared the news Tuesday in a release.

The grant allows Traffic Enforcement Networks to address traffic safety issues that cross
jurisdictional lines such as occupant safety, speeding and impaired driving, etc.

The department is receiving a $19,975 Metro Atlanta Traffic Enforcement Network (MATEN) grant for 2020.

The DeKalb County Police Department is the lead agency for MATEN, one of 16 Traffic
Enforcement Networks statewide that coordinate law enforcement strategies and education
efforts to increase highway safety.

Traffic Enforcement Network grants are used by specialized traffic enforcement units in counties
throughout the state. The program, designed to assist jurisdictions with the highest rates of
traffic crashes, injuries and fatalities, awards grants based on impaired driving and speeding
data.