Block Grant 15PBJA21GG01903JAGX

The U.S. Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office awarded a $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the National Policing Institute (NPI) and the Institute for Intergovernmental Research (IIR) to develop, implement, and pilot test a standards-based approach and online platform for the approval and tracking of de-escalation training programs for law enforcement. The goal is to promote strategies to assess and enhance de-escalation training over time, as part of the...

The Indiana Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) received a $499,941 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). The funding will be used to update and enhance ILEA's post-basic law enforcement training curriculum with a focus on integrating de-escalation skills. In partnership with Force Concepts, the project will leverage a recent job...

The City of Henderson, Nevada has been awarded a $2,049,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards) to expand and enhance the Eldorado Valley Regional Public Safety Training Facility. The funding will be used to assemble a training village, procure an interactive use-of-force simulator, and acquire range equipment to provide reality-based training for law enforcement in the Las Vegas Valley. This joint...

This $1,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) aims to provide comprehensive mental health crisis intervention training for law enforcement personnel across the United States. The National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA), a non-profit organization specializing in law enforcement training, will develop and deliver virtual and in-person courses covering crisis...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) awarded a $799,996 Cooperative Agreement to Sam Houston State University (SHSU) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The funding will support SHSU's Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas (LEMIT) to expand and continue its De-Escalation Training Center. The project aims to expand the region served, increase the number of training sessions...

The Honolulu Police Department (HPD) was awarded a $800,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program (CFDA 16.738). The grant will fund the development and implementation of a virtual reality-based de-escalation training program for HPD officers. The key objectives of the "DE-escalation Virtual Reality Training (DEVRT) Project" are to improve officer de-escalation skills and...

The Maine Department of Public Safety (ME DPS) was awarded a $500,000 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 be used to update the 720-hour Basic Law Enforcement Training Program (BLETP) required for all full-time law enforcement officers in Maine. The project will involve a contracted vendor conducting a job task...

The Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) was awarded a $794,772 Cooperative Agreement under the U.S. Department of Justice's Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to host Integrating Communications, Assessment, and Tactics (ICAT) de-escalation training sessions within the ICAT facility in Decatur, Illinois. Since 2017, PERF has provided ICAT training to over 1,400 law enforcement agencies. The funding will enable PERF to further expand access to this...

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 University of Kansas Center for Research Inc. The grant will fund a 24-month initiative to enhance de-escalation and crisis response training for law enforcement officers across Kansas. The project involves integrating the Integrating Communications, Assessment, and Tactics...

This $125,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance will provide software and virtual simulation tools to enhance scenario-based training for police officers in Thornton, Colorado. Funded through the Congressionally Recommended Awards program under the Crime Control and Law Enforcement Assistance CFDA #16.753, the grant will support de-escalation and other high-risk training from March 2022 through December 2023. The scenario-based...