The Automobile Theft Prevention Authority provides grants on a competitive basis for programs to reduce motor vehicle theft.
Donor Name: Michigan State Police
State: Michigan
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant | Reimbursement
Deadline: 06/01/2026
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Michigan Automobile Theft Prevention Authority assesses the scope of the problem of motor vehicle theft, analyzes various methods of combating the problem, establishes a plan for providing financial support to combat motor vehicle theft and grants funds for theft prevention teams. Payments to all grantees will be made on a reimbursement basis.
Eligible Expenditures
- Regular salaries.
- Longevity costs.
- Fringe benefits (FICA. unemployment. workers compensation, retirement, fife, medical. dental and vision insurance).
- Overtime hours. Hours must not exceed twenty percent of the total swam employee’s budgeted salary/fringe amount This amount is cumulative for the team and can be utilized at the team’s discretion. For grantees only paying overtime, this limit does not apply.
- Travel and meals. Travel outside normal territory. not to exceed $5,000 per person/per year.
- Vehicle operation cost. Not to exceed:
- Law enforcement agency – Calculated at $15,000 per employee/per year costs are cumulative, not limited per employee. Only vehicles engaged in road patrolskivestigations are eligible.
- Prosecutor’s office – $1.500 per assistant prosecuting attomey/per year for mileage and parking reimbursement.
- Non-profit organization – $1.500 per person/per year for mileage reimbursement
- Office space or utilities. Requires prior approval.
- Office furniture. Requires prior approval.
- Copier purchase/usage. Not to exceed:
- Law enforcement agency – 51.200 per year.
- Prosecutor’s office – $1.200 per year.
- Non-profit organization – $2.400 per year.
- Phone installation. Requires prior approval.
- Landline phone purchase/usage. Not to exceed $1,500 per personrper year.
- Office supplies. Not to exceed 5200 per person/per year.
- Investigative supplies/equipment for law enforcement agency (sworn employees only) Not to exceed $10,000 per person/per year. costs are cumulative. not limited per employee.
- Computer/Laptop purchase. Requires prior approval. – Cell phone purchase/usage. Not to exceed $2.500 per person/per year. – Motor vehicle theft-related association dues, including dues to the International Association of Automobile Theft Investigators and Michigan Association of Vehicle Theft Investigators.
- Training or conferences for educational purposes relating to vehicle theft/ rand investigations. Requires prior approval.
Eligibility Criteria
Law enforcement agencies. prosecutors. and organizations quaGfied as a 501(oX3) non-profit are eligible to apply for an ATPA grant. Grants will only be awarded for enforcement prosecution. community awareness. and prevention programs aimed at reducing motor vehicle theft.
For more information, visit MSP.
