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The City of Burlington Police Department was awarded a $138,750 project grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services Office under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program. The grant will fund school safety programs and technology improvements to enhance security at schools in Burlington, Washington from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. Specifically, the funding will support evidence-based initiatives to improve school...

The City of Burlington (NC) Police Department (BPD) received a $525,560 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 two-and-a-half-year project will leverage and enhance BPD's current practice of using body-worn camera (BWC) footage to inform officer training. BPD will partner with the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) to assess the implementation and outcomes of their...

The Iowa Department of Public Safety (DPS) was awarded a $2,450,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance's FY 2023 Body-Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program (CFDA 16.835). The grant will be used to outfit 650 sworn officers across all five divisions of the DPS with body-worn cameras (BWCs) and implement a new digital evidence management platform. The goal of the project is to increase officer safety and accountability, reduce false allegations,...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The County of Burlington, New Jersey received a $1.875 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) under the COPS Hiring Program (CFDA 16.068), awarded October 1, 2025. This five-year award, extending through September 30, 2030, supports the primary deliverable of hiring and rehiring career law enforcement officers to expand the county's community policing capacity and crime prevention...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753), awarded a $120,000 Project Grant to the Town of Morrisville, North Carolina. The funding will enable the Morrisville Police Department (MPD) to expand its body-worn camera (BWC) and in-car camera systems by 17 bundled units and upgrade its existing 31 BWCs and in-car cameras to work with newer software and a cloud-based video storage solution. This project will enhance the MPD's digital...

The Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to the Jasper County Sheriff's Office in Newton, IA. The grant will fund the hiring and/or rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers to increase the agency's community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. Key anticipated outcomes include enhanced community partnerships,...

The Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $102,000 Project Grant (CFDA 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards) to the City of Thornton, Colorado on October 1, 2023. The funding will enable the city to purchase a FARO 3D Scanner, a large-scale laser scanning tool used by detectives, crime scene investigators, and traffic accident investigators to quickly and accurately document and recreate crime and traffic accident scenes. This device will allow investigators to scan...

The Carbondale, Illinois Police Department was awarded a $264,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation program. The grant will support the Carbondale Police Department, Jackson County Sheriff's Department, and Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Department of Public Safety to establish comprehensive body worn camera programs for 132 officers across the three law enforcement...

Through a $400,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation program (CFDA 16.835), the County Of Essex Sheriffs Department will purchase 200 body-worn cameras to expand its existing body camera program. The goal is to enhance evidence documentation, officer accountability, and community trust across Essex County, New Jersey, which includes the high-crime city of...

The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program awarded $231,910.53 under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to Hampshire Village Of to purchase a VIR TRA 300 simulator and provide training from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2024. The funding will allow Hampshire Village Of to purchase simulation equipment to enhance understanding and de-escalation training for the Hampshire Police Department, local law...