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The Orange County Sheriff's Department was awarded a $400,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation federal grant program (CFDA 16.835). The grant will fund the expansion of the recipient's body-worn camera program to provide 200 additional Axon Body 3 cameras and hardware with 150 licenses to its Mutual Aid and Reserve Bureaus. Uniform reserve deputy sheriffs who perform...

This $6,600,000 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service, under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education program (CFDA 15.611), supports the renovation and expansion of the Cecil M. Webb Public Shooting Range in Florida. Key project activities include constructing a 20-position 200-yard rifle range, a 28-position 50-100-yard rifle range, a 34-position 15-25-yard handgun range, a 34-position 50-foot handgun...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program (CFDA 16.742), will enhance the forensic services of the Travis County Sheriff's Office (TCSO) in Austin, Texas. The $128,425 award will be used to purchase and establish a firearm test firing station near the TCSO Forensic Services Division. This will enable TCSO personnel to test fire all seized and found guns, and submit the resulting...

The City of Utica Police Department (UPD) received a $344,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation program (CFDA 16.835). The funding will support the UPD's expansion of its body-worn camera (BWC) program to equip all 140 officers with new cameras to replace aging equipment and purchase an additional 32 cameras to achieve full implementation across the agency. No...

The Pima County Sheriff's Department (PCSD) received a $3,520,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753). The funding will be used to replace approximately 1,350 end-of-life law enforcement handheld radios for both commissioned and correctional personnel. This equipment upgrade supports PCSD's public safety mission by maintaining timely communication and emergency response...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance, under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753), has awarded a $1,485,000 Project Grant to the Harris County Sheriff's Office. This funding will be used to purchase bulletproof windshields for patrol cars, enhancing the safety and protection of law enforcement officers in the line of duty. With increasing threats and dangers faced by officers, these bulletproof windshields will provide critical protection against firearms, reduce the risk of...

The Wake County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) received a $307,485 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation program (CFDA 16.835). The grant will fund the expansion of WCSO's body-worn camera (BWC) program to include detention officers in the county's two detention facilities. Key objectives include procuring and deploying 350 BWCs, enhancing training and policies for proper BWC use, and improving...

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics through the NICS Act Record Improvement Program (CFDA 16.813), provides $2,602,000 to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) to support two key projects: The Historical Disposition/Missing Arrest Project: This project will fund salaries, benefits, and consulting services to receive missing arrest data from local agencies, upgrade older records to a more accessible format, and analyze...

The Oregon State Police (OSP) received a $1,177,169 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics under the NICS Act Record Improvement Program (CFDA 16.813). The funding will support two key projects: Continued staffing of an Operations and Policy Analyst position to oversee and facilitate NICS-related record improvement efforts, including monitoring deliverables, data quality, reporting, and billing for the state's disposition record...

The Siskiyou County Sheriff's Department received a $899,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs' Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753). This two-year grant will enable the department to enhance officer safety by purchasing critical equipment such as ballistic vests, gunshot wound trauma kits, and replacing and upfitting department vehicles. Additionally, the grant will support the development of...