Block Grant 15PBJA23GG03448JAGX

The City of Jackson, Mississippi will receive $675,000 through a Project Grant awarded by the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (JAG Program, CFDA 16.738) to enhance gun crime intelligence and prosecution efforts from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. Funds will support the purchase of technology and equipment for the Jackson Police Department including expanding the city's blue...

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...

The Manchester Police Department (MPD) in New Hampshire received a $537,124 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 funding will enable MPD to implement an investigative checklist strategy via a mobile phone application to address a recent increase in violent and property crime and improve investigative clearance rates. Key deliverables include developing an...

This Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program will provide $149,287.11 to Gloucester Township to support its Professional Development Bureau through September 2022 to August 2024. Specifically, the funding will allow the Bureau to utilize virtual reality technology and a nationally-certified de-escalation curriculum, known as VirTra's Virtual Interactive Coursework and Training Academy program, to supplement the...

The Middlesex Sheriffs Office (MSO) was awarded a $120,000 federal Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Body Worn Camera (BWC) Policy and Implementation Program (CFDA 16.835). The 36-month project aims to establish a comprehensive BWC program to improve officer and incarcerated individual safety, enhance transparency and accountability, and provide critical evidence collection capabilities for the MSO's law enforcement and corrections...

The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program awarded the City of Boston Police Department $441,825 to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime based on local needs from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2025. Administered by the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance, the JAG Program (CFDA #16.738) aims to provide additional funding for personnel, equipment, supplies, training, and information systems to...

The Bristol County District Attorney's Office was awarded a $562,000 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to implement body-worn camera programs for nine police departments in Massachusetts. Under the Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation program, the grant will support the purchase of 281 body-worn cameras to outfit officers in the towns of Acushnet, Easton, Fairhaven, Mansfield, North Attleboro, Somerset, Swansea, and the...

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) of Washington, D.C. received an $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 of an evidence-based training program that utilizes virtual reality (VR) simulation technology to train officers in crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques, with a focus on interactions with individuals...

The City of Aurora Police Department (APD) is receiving 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 funding will allow 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 improve police...

The City of Fitchburg, Massachusetts was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office. The grant supports the COPS Hiring Program and will allow the City of Fitchburg, doing business as the Fitchburg Police Department, to enhance public safety and community policing efforts through September 2026. The COPS Hiring Program aims to advance the philosophy and practice of community policing through collaborative partnerships...