CANYON LAKE, Texas, July 9, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- COPsync, Inc. (OTCBB:COYN), a software technology provider to law enforcement and emergency service professionals, announces that it has successfully assisted its clients in applying for over ten million dollars in Federal and State Grant Funds specifically written to fund the implementation of the COPsync technology. Due to organizational expansion within its internal Grant Staff, COPsync, Inc. is proud to report that they have successfully assisted each Law Enforcement Agency requesting grant submission assistance by not only writing the grant, but educating and assisting the Agencies on the procedures for submission to the appropriate Grant Authority.
The Company's flagship technology, COPsync(tm), brings its users into compliance with information sharing mandates overseen by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS). On behalf of its clients, COPsync, Inc. is in a position to leverage a portion of the $4-billion dollars allocated for law enforcement under the recently approved Stimulus Bill.
"Our growing staff continues to aggressively pursue funding opportunities for our law enforcement clients. We are very optimistic of the grants pending approval by the various Grant Authorities. Our technology meets or exceeds most of the objectives outlined in these grants and, based on this, I believe that we are in a position to see a high number of these Grants successfully approved," stated Shane Rapp, President of COPsync, Inc.
"As COPsync, Inc. expands, we are also expanding our efforts to obtain funding for our clients," commented Russell Chaney, Founder and CEO of COPsync, Inc. "Our increased efforts, as evidenced by our preparation of over three times the number of grants as compared to last year's numbers, will continue into the future. We are dedicated to ensuring our real-time information sharing solution will be in the hands of those who are in the best position to keep us safe: our clients. We understand that these Grants are highly competitive and therefore we are committed to staffing requirements internally to ensure that our customer base has a fair representation in the consideration process for the funds available."
About COPsync, Inc.
COPsync Inc. (OTCBB:COYN) is positioned to become one of the fastest growing software technology providers to law enforcement and emergency service professionals worldwide. COPsync, Inc. believes that it is the only law enforcement software provider to provide full information sharing capabilities to all subscribing agencies in real time at the point of incident directly to the patrol officer. For more information please visit www.COPsync.com.
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