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The Hialeah Police Department (HPD) received a $690,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program (CFDA 16.835) to replace and upgrade its existing body-worn camera (BWC) system. This 36-month grant will fund the procurement of BWC devices and accompanying software licenses for 345 sworn law enforcement officers. The project aims to enhance operational efficiency, transparency, and community...

The Department of Public Safety Executive Office of Public Safety Division in Massachusetts received a $2,777,995 Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Justice Statistics under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (CFDA 16.554) to update the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) platform to the NCIC 3rd Generation (N3G) architecture. The primary goals are to improve communication, enhance data management, and meet FBI standards for effective and secure information...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded the City of Rialto Police Department a $700,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA #16.753) on March 15, 2022 to upgrade its body-worn camera technology. The grant will fund the purchase of Axon Body 3 cameras for sworn and non-sworn field personnel, which offer enhanced audio and video quality, improved battery life, and various mounting options allowing use with any...

The New Mexico Department of Public Safety, along with the City of Albuquerque, the Albuquerque Police Department (APD), and the Albuquerque City Clerk's Office, received a $2,224,200 Cooperative Agreement award under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) (CFDA 16.554) administered by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics. The award will fund a dual initiative that includes: A paper records digitization project to scan approximately 400,000 fingerprint...

The City of Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), through a $375,000 Project Grant award under the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance's Economic, High-Tech, and Cyber Crime Prevention program (CFDA 16.752), will implement the 2023-2025 "Protect LA from Counterfeit Goods and Product Piracy" program. The program aims to reduce and prevent the spread of counterfeit/illicit pharmaceutical drugs and electronics/automotive parts throughout the Los Angeles region. Key...

Under this $493,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics through the National Criminal History Improvement Program (CFDA 16.554), the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (MDPS) will upgrade the state's criminal history information systems to meet FBI-mandated data standards. MDPS plans to contract with Computer Projects of Illinois, Inc. to upgrade the state message switch to comply with NIEM transaction format requirements, and with Meris...

The City of Pomona Police Department was awarded $625,000 under the FY21 COPS HIRING PROGRAM (CHP) Project Grant by the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program. The grant funding supports the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) and will allow the Pomona Police Department to deliver community policing strategies and collaborative problem solving between law enforcement and community partners from October 1,...

The City of Phoenix Police Department was awarded a $266,569 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program (CFDA 16.742). The grant funding will be used to acquire a GEL LIFT SCANNER FORENSIC PHOTOGRAPHY (GLSCAN FP) IMAGING SYSTEM and full-frame mirrorless camera setups for the department's Evidence Screening Section and Crime Scene Response Section. These new forensic imaging technologies are...

The Tucson Police Department (TPD) was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program (CFDA 16.742) to enhance the capabilities of its Forensic Electronic Media Unit (FEMU). The grant funding will be used to hire two entry-level digital forensic examiners who will focus solely on processing the increasing volume of mobile device extraction requests, allowing the existing FEMU staff to address the current backlog...

The Maine Department of Public Safety (ME DPS) was awarded a $714,178 Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (CFDA 16.554). The funding will support four projects: 1) Overtime for the Maine State Bureau of Identification to ensure compliance with the National Fingerprint File; 2) Contracting with Peak Performance Solutions to conduct CJIS audits and provide documentation storage; 3) Travel...