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The Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded the New York City Police Department (NYPD) a $987,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) to acquire personal protective equipment, specifically updated Taser conducted energy weapons. The grant will enable the NYPD to procure and distribute the newer model of Tasers, which are an effective less-lethal tool for law enforcement to safely incapacitate individuals, reducing the risk of harm...

The Pittsburg Police Department in Pittsburg, Kansas was awarded $235,000 under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program of the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to acquire less lethal law enforcement equipment and provide related training. The funding will support the purchase of 55 Taser 7 electronic control weapons from Axon Enterprise, Inc. to replace the department's aging conducted electrical weapons. It will also finance a protective...

The federal Project Grant award in the amount of $150,000 was provided by the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753). The funding will allow Livingston County, NY to purchase a law enforcement training simulator to provide scenario-based real-world training for local police officers. The training simulator will enable officers to practice de-escalation techniques, employ less-lethal force options, and coordinate...

The Louisiana State Police (LSP) was awarded a $2.3 million Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. The funding will allow LSP to host the first law enforcement symposium focusing on de-escalation, use of force tactics, less lethal weapons uses, and advanced scenario training. LSP will utilize experts in...

This $798,529 Project Grant awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 16.738) will enable Louisiana State University's National Center for Biomedical Research and Training Academy of Counter Terrorist Education (NCBRT) to customize and validate its existing DHS-certified de-escalation training course for delivery via a large-scale immersive virtual reality system. The project aims to improve NCBRT's capacity to...

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 funding will support the development and delivery of advanced de-escalation training curriculum for LCSO deputies, focused on understanding and addressing the root causes of confrontational behavior. The training will incorporate...

The Louisiana State Police (LSP) has been awarded a $2,220,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Congressionally Recommended Awards (CFDA 16.753) program. This funding will allow LSP to continue expanding its de-escalation training and less-than-lethal initiatives, including the implementation of virtual reality-based training, emotional intelligence training, officer wellness programs, and principle-based defensive tactics. The...

This $603,665 Project Grant award from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) under the Scientific Research - Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction (CFDA 12.351) program supports research to develop fluorescence-based sensors for detecting vesicant chemical warfare agents on surfaces. The primary awardee, The Washington University, is conducting this research in collaboration with a sub-awardee, Georgia Tech Research Corporation. The key objectives are to: 1) develop self-immolative...

The Livingston County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) received a $155,000 federal Project Grant award under the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The funding will be used to improve the training experience, reduce use of force severity and incidents, and ensure safer outcomes for sworn personnel and citizens. Specifically, the grant will equip LCSO and other small police...

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...