Block Grant 15PBJA21GG01174JAGX

The Harris County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) was awarded a $984,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753). The grant funding will be used to purchase stab-resistant vests to protect detention officers in the county's detention settings. This is in response to the increasing prevalence of incidents involving the discovery of weapons and potential threats to officer safety. The stab-resistant...

The Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) will use this $794,772 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office, under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710), to provide Integrating Communications, Assessment, and Tactics (ICAT) de-escalation training. PERF will host these ICAT training sessions at their facility in Decatur, IL, as well as send ICAT instructors directly to agencies...

This Project Grant award from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards) provides $1,231,000.00 to the New York City Police Department (NYPD) to equip and train its officers in the use of life-saving trauma kits. The grant funding will be used to procure and distribute belt-worn trauma kits containing tourniquets, combat gauze, and pressure dressings to NYPD officers. This equipment can be used to provide critical pre-hospital...

The Arlington County Sheriff's Office (ACSO) was awarded a $460,000 federal grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Body Worn Camera (BWC) Policy and Implementation Program (CFDA 16.835). The grant will enable ACSO to acquire 230 body-worn cameras over a 3-year period, including 110 cameras in the first year for field deputies, supervisors, and jail deputies. The goal of the BWC program is to enhance digital evidence management, improve deputy training,...

The New York City Department of Correction (DOC) was awarded a $1,999,996 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) FY24 Body-Worn Camera (BWC) Policy and Implementation Program (CFDA 16.835). The grant will enable DOC to expand and enhance its current BWC program by procuring 2,500 updated BWC devices and issuing them to all uniformed members of service (UMOS), rather than just selected staff. This will ensure that all UMOS have access to their own...

This $349,007 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) will enable the Lynn Police Department to implement two de-escalation training courses for its officers. The funded training includes Integrating Communications Assessment and Tactics De-Escalation Training (ICAT) and Crisis Intervention Training (CIT). The grant, with a...

The Colorado Attorney General's Office, through the Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Board, received a $499,914 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The grant will be used to undertake a comprehensive project aimed at updating and enhancing the basic law enforcement training curriculum with a focus on integrating...

The Leon County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) was awarded a $349,635 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The grant will fund the development and delivery of advanced de-escalation training curriculum for LCSO deputies. The training will incorporate data-driven techniques to improve understanding of confrontational behavior and promote...

The Oswego County Sheriff's Office was awarded a $115,270.52 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The funding will support the purchase of a VirTra V-180 law enforcement training simulator and required accessories for the Oswego County Regional Police Academy. The training simulator will enhance the Academy's existing de-escalation...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS). The grant will fund the development and piloting of specialized model lesson plans to promote law enforcement safe encounters with persons in crisis, aligning with national standards and evidence-based practices. Key...