Community Connect Overview

What is Community Connect?

The Community Connect Security Camera Grant Program helps property and business owners strengthen safety in their neighborhoods by installing security cameras that connect directly to the Albuquerque Police Department’s Real Time Crime Center (RTCC).

Managed by the City’s Metropolitan Redevelopment Agency (MRA) in partnership with APD, the program deters crime, improves police response, and creates a safer environment for residents, visitors, and businesses.

Application Window: September 4, 2025 - November 10, 2025

Community Connect Webinar

If you missed our recent webinar on the Community Connect Security Camera Grant Program, the full recording is now available.

This program helps property and business owners in the East Downtown and South Broadway MR Areas strengthen safety in their neighborhoods by installing security cameras that connect directly to the Albuquerque Police Department’s Real Time Crime Center (RTCC).

Where is the Program Available?

The program is currently open to properties located in:

• East Downtown (EDo) Metropolitan Redevelopment Area
  • EDo Program Overview (PDF)
• South Broadway Metropolitan Redevelopment Area
  • South Broadway Program Overview (PDF)

Contact

• Program Manager, Mara Salcido: [email protected], (505) 549-0542
• Camera/RTCC Questions:
  • Director of RTCC Policing, Anthony Montano: [email protected], (505) 332-5240
  • Smart Cities Lead, Michael Stuart: [email protected], (505) 768-2941