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The Town of Middletown, Rhode Island was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services. The grant will be used to enhance the town's community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts over a 5-year period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2029. Anticipated outcomes include the town engaging in planned community partnerships,...

The City of Milton Police Department in Milton, West Virginia received a $118,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services program on March 15, 2022 to support technology and equipment acquisitions through September 30, 2024. The funding will assist the awardee in developing and acquiring effective technologies and interoperable communications to improve police effectiveness and information sharing among law enforcement and community partners...

The Madison Township Police Department received a $125,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program titled Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants. Funding under this award will support the hire or rehire of additional career law enforcement officers through September 2027 to enhance the jurisdiction's community policing capacity and prevent and disrupt crime and violence. The COPS program aims to advance community...

The City of Aurora Police Department (APD) received a $499,040 Project Grant award 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 purpose of the grant is to enable APD to implement a Real-Time Crime Center (RTCC) to integrate and monitor various technology systems, enhancing the department's efficiency, situational awareness, and decision-making capabilities. This is expected to...

This federal Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753), provides $485,000.00 to the Town of Johnston, Rhode Island to purchase emergency services equipment. The award supports the acquisition of portable radio units, carbine patrol rifles, pole-mounted speed measuring signs, and two vehicles for the Special Services Unit. This grant supports the town's efforts to enhance public...

The Pima County Sheriff's Department (PCSD) was awarded a $3,520,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) to replace approximately 1,350 law enforcement handheld radios. This funding supports the PCSD's Wireless Integrated Network Radio System upgrade, as the existing radios purchased between 2009-2012 are reaching end-of-life in September 2023. The new radios will equip PCSD's commissioned and...

The Middletown Township Municipal Center received a $202,000 project grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program (CFDA 97.044) to enhance firefighter safety. The goal of the AFG program is to improve public and firefighter safety related to fires and other hazards. Funds will support Middletown Township's fire department from January 2023 through January 2025 and allow the department to upgrade equipment and resources to...

The Town of Knightdale Police Department was awarded a $360,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards (CFDA 16.753) program. The grant will fund the replacement and upgrade of a portion of the police department's patrol vehicle fleet. Specifically, the grant will cover the purchase of police cruisers, emergency equipment, in-car and body-worn camera systems, police radios, radar units, and related installation...

The Town of Fairfield, Connecticut received a $3,499,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program. The funding will support the development and acquisition of effective law enforcement equipment, technologies, and interoperable communications to assist in crime prevention and response efforts from March 15, 2022 to March 31, 2024. This invitational grant...

The County of Hamilton, Ohio received a $1.6 million 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). The funding will support the acquisition of effective equipment, technologies, and interoperable communications to assist in responding to and preventing crime through March 2024. The Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants...