Block Grant 15PBJA23GG03707JAGX

The Rio Arriba County Sheriff's Office was awarded a $963,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards) to support its Sheriff's Office Equipment Acquisition Initiative. The funding will be used to acquire and deploy new patrol vehicles and license plate readers (LPRs), as well as to conduct strategic law enforcement operations and comprehensive data collection and analysis. The objectives of the project...

The Siskiyou County Sheriff's Department received a $899,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs' Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753). This two-year grant will enable the department to enhance officer safety by purchasing critical equipment such as ballistic vests, gunshot wound trauma kits, and replacing and upfitting department vehicles. Additionally, the grant will support the development of...

The Steilacoom Department of Public Safety (SDPS) was awarded a $189,088 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Program (CFDA 16.710) to acquire Street Smarts Virtual Reality (VR) training systems. The funding will enable SDPS and 17 neighboring police departments in Steilacoom County to enhance their scenario-based training capabilities, including for critical incidents such as active shooter situations, domestic violence, and warrant service. The VR...

The Arlington County Sheriff's Office (ACSO) was awarded a $460,000 grant under the Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program (CFDA 16.835) by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance. The grant funding will be used to acquire 230 body-worn cameras for ACSO's 240 sworn deputies, including field deputies, supervisors, and jail deputies. The goal of the 3-year project is to establish a comprehensive body-worn camera program to enhance digital evidence management,...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $291,853 Project Grant under the Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program (CFDA 16.835) to the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office (RCSO) in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The grant will fund the expansion of RCSO's body-worn camera (BWC) program to enhance coverage within the Judicial Services Division and Adult Detention Center. RCSO plans to purchase 219 BWCs over a 3-year period to improve oversight,...

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...

This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753), will enable the Washington County Sheriff's Office to secure two airboats and implement a digital evidence management system. The $963,000 grant, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2028, will enhance the county's public safety capabilities. The airboats will allow responders to safely navigate and...

The Wake County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) received a $307,485 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 grant will fund the expansion of WCSO's body-worn camera (BWC) program to include detention officers in the county's two detention facilities. Key objectives include procuring and deploying 350 BWCs, enhancing training and policies for proper BWC use, and improving...

The City and County of Denver Sheriff Department (DSD) was awarded a $208,500 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program (CFDA 16.738) to enhance its Collaborative Crisis Response and Intervention Training (CRIT) program. The grant funding will be used to purchase virtual reality (VR) technology to train sworn staff in a variety of crisis intervention, de-escalation, and mental health scenarios within a jail setting. This...

The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards (CFDA 16.753) program. The grant will fund the acquisition and implementation of a new digital high-definition Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR)/camera system for the agency's air support unit helicopter. The purpose is to replace the existing outdated analog FLIR/camera system to improve the quality of aerial...