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Hoover council approves grant, hires firm to support expansion of National Computer Forensic Institute
Summary
The Hoover City Council approved a Department of Homeland Security grant and a professional services agreement to support expansion of the National Computer Forensic Institute (NCFI) at the Hoover Public Safety Center and discussed related city space planning, including the previously purchased 3021 building and Riverwalk lease options.
The Hoover City Council on Feb. 17 approved a Department of Homeland Security grant and a professional-services contract to support expansion of the National Computer Forensic Institute, the federal training facility located at the Hoover Public Safety Center.
Mayor Frank Brocato told the council the project "is a really big project that we've been working on for years," and described the institute as "the premier law enforcement training site in the United States." Brocato said NCFI currently brings about 5,000 students a year to Hoover and that plans call for expanding training capacity toward 10,000 students annually.
The nut graf: Council members voted to accept the federal grant that funds the NCFI expansion and to authorize a professional-services agreement with Lemoyne Company LLC; staff and outside consultants described several years…
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