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The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement to the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Training, Inc. (IADLEST) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The purpose of this 24-month project is to modernize the Code of Police Ethics and establish a national model standard for law enforcement ethics. IADLEST will convene a working group of...

The Police Foundation (NPI) will provide $500,000 in technical assistance and training to state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies through September 2025 under a cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance. Funded through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (JAG), NPI will leverage its expertise in building digital trust between law enforcement and communities to support agencies implementing new technologies. Key...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) awarded a $499,630 Cooperative Agreement to the Research Triangle Institute (RTI International) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The funding will be used by RTI to develop guidance on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in law enforcement, including how to "facilitate the adoption of effective AI applications" and address community...

This $945,520 federal Project Grant award from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Body-Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program (CFDA 16.835) supports the Spokane County Sheriff's Office (SCSO) in Washington to integrate body-worn camera (BWC) video data into its training programs. The SCSO will partner with Polis Solutions and the National Policing Institute to utilize Polis' Truststat AI technology to analyze BWC footage across three key training phases:...

This $972,083 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Justice (CFDA 16.560) supports a comprehensive research plan to examine the impact of police executives on accountability mechanisms and outcomes within law enforcement. The University of Utah is the prime recipient and is partnering with Purdue University and the University of South Carolina as sub-recipients. The key products and services to be delivered include: Building a comprehensive dataset on U.S. police executives from...

The City of Oakland, California, through its Police Department (OPD), has been awarded a $646,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to implement the Procedural Justice/Community Police Trust Project. The 2-year grant, effective from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2025, will support OPD's efforts to enhance police-community relations and trust through a series of reconciliation workshops. The project aims to repair historical tensions and foster...

The Leonia Borough Of received a $251,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) on March 15, 2022. Funding will support the acquisition of technology and equipment to improve police effectiveness, information sharing between law enforcement agencies and community stakeholders, and crime prevention and response capabilities through...

The Weber County Community Trust and Legitimacy Project received a $125,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program. The grant falls under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program, which provides funding to law enforcement agencies to implement community policing strategies and develop partnerships between law enforcement and the communities they serve to collaboratively address public safety...

The City and County of San Francisco Police Department received a $125,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program on September 1, 2021 to complete the San Francisco, CA Community Trust and Legitimacy Project by August 31, 2022. This funding supports the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program, which provides assistance to state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies to implement community...

The Colorado Department of Revenue was awarded a $178,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program (CFDA 16.835). The funding will support the implementation of a statewide body-worn camera (BWC) program in Colorado to increase transparency, accountability, and community trust in law enforcement. Key activities include purchasing and deploying BWCs for select law enforcement units,...