Block Grant 15PBJA21GG01300JAGX

The Bureau of Justice Assistance, under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753), awarded the Pima County Sheriff's Department (PCSD) a $3,520,000 Project Grant to replace approximately 1,350 law enforcement handheld radios. The existing radio inventory, purchased between 2009-2012, is reaching its end-of-life cycle as of September 2023. This funding will support a significant portion of the costs to upgrade this essential asset class, enabling PCSD to maintain timely...

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 Combined Regional Communications Authority was awarded a $1,601,000 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) on March 15, 2022. The grant will fund the replacement of outdated 20+ year old software systems used by two county sheriff's offices, two municipal police departments, nine fire districts, and their consolidated public safety answering point. The new...

The Florence Police Department (FPD) was awarded a $1,230,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753). The purpose of this grant is to improve interoperable communications between the FPD public safety dispatch center and other public safety agencies operating within the limits of Florence, Arizona. The grant funding will support the procurement of mobile data computers, portable and...

The Village of Winthrop Harbor Police Department was awarded a $449,866.98 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG Program, CFDA #97.044). The grant period runs from September 2, 2022 through September 1, 2024. Funds will support the AFG Program's goal of enhancing public and firefighter safety with respect to fire and fire-related hazards. Specifically, the Village of Winthrop Harbor Police Department will utilize the...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards) provides $180,000.00 to the County of Maui's Department of Water Supply to expand the channel capacity of the County's public safety radio system (PSRS) in two locations in West Maui. The funding will support the addition of radio and network link facilities to address increasing system usage and ensure adequate communications capacity for public safety...

The Incorporated Village of Freeport was awarded a $330,000 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 will fund the purchase of 26 Panasonic Toughbook computers, 27 Avon Taser 7S devices, and 20 carbine rifles with suppressors for the village's law enforcement officers. This equipment upgrade is intended to improve the police department's ability to safely and effectively...

The U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense, awarded a $260,438.02 Cooperative Agreement to the Northeast Michigan Consortium, operating as Michigan Works, to establish and maintain an APEX Accelerator that will serve as a resource for business entities, including newly started businesses, to obtain procurement technical assistance. The APEX Accelerator, funded under the Procurement Technical Assistance For Business Firms program (CFDA 12.002), will provide critical...

The $73,184,563.61 federal Project Grant award from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) under the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program (CFDA 11.038) supports further development of JMA Wireless' American, Ruggedized, Modular, O-RAN, Radio (ARMOR) platform. The 18-month effort aims to advance the ARMOR platform's open radio unit (O-RU) variants from Technology Readiness Level 5 to 7 and Manufacturing Readiness Level 4 to 8. This will...

The Three Forks Volunteer Fire Department Inc. was awarded a $128,418.00 Project Grant under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program (CFDA 97.044), administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), on September 6, 2023. The grant funding will enhance the safety of the public and firefighters with respect to fire and fire-related hazards, supporting the procurement of firefighting equipment, safety gear, training programs, and other initiatives to improve emergency...