Block Grant 15PBJA23GG03713JAGX

The Allegheny Police Chiefs, Inc. was awarded a $550,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753). The grant will fund the purchase and deployment of body worn cameras and related equipment to municipal police departments across Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Specifically, the funding will be used to provide body worn cameras to as many of the approximately 109 police...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded the City of Bessemer Alabama $400,000 under the Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation program (CFDA 16.835) to purchase new body worn cameras for the Bessemer Police Department. The current cameras have reached end of life and are obsolete. The new cameras will allow the police department to maintain authentic record keeping and accurate data management for its 30,000 citizens. Under the direction of...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance, through the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753), awarded a $153,000 project grant to the City of Utica, Michigan to modernize the Utica Police Department's camera system. The grant will fund the expansion of the department's body-worn camera program, installation of in-car camera systems in all patrol vehicles, and the deployment of four strategically placed automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras. The integrated camera system will...

This $80,000 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation program (CFDA 16.835) will enable the Jonesboro, Arkansas Police Department (JPD) to purchase 40 new body-worn cameras (BWCs). The funding will allow JPD to equip all of its officers, including reserve and administrative personnel, as well as certain public-facing employees, with BWCs. This expansion builds on JPD's existing BWC program, which was previously supported by...

The County of Portage in Stevens Point, Wisconsin received a $616,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) to replace in-car squad camera systems and equip deputies and corrections officers with body-worn cameras. The existing in-car camera systems for the Portage County Sheriff's Office, some over 10 years old, are beyond their expected lifespan and...

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 $300,000 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 will fund a three-year initiative by a consortium of five law enforcement agencies in Ohio to enhance regional capacity to combat and mitigate violent crime. The primary activities include the strategic use of Flock cameras and Star Chase GPS systems to improve real-time crime monitoring and response capabilities. This...

This $4,200,000 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) to the City of Birmingham, Alabama. The grant will fund the Birmingham Police Department's efforts to improve the community's response to violent offenses, specifically gun violence, over a 4-year period from October 2024 to September 2028. The key products and services to be delivered include enhancing camera surveillance...

The Alexandria Police Department was awarded a $600,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance Congressionally Recommended Awards program to implement a preliminary body-worn camera program. The grant will support the acquisition of comprehensive body-worn camera technology to accurately record police-citizen interactions and critical incidents from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. Key deliverables include requiring body-worn...

This $1,000,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) will allow the City of Syracuse Police Department to expand its existing network of neighborhood street cameras (known as COPS Cameras) and provide critical repairs and replacements to the existing infrastructure. These cameras have been essential public safety tools for the city, aiding emergency response, criminal...