The Chelan County Sheriff's Office received a $660,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) to implement a Body Worn Camera (BWC) program. The primary objective of this program is to improve transparency and accountability in policing by recording interactions between law enforcement and the public. The BWCs can provide an objective record of events that can be used to resolve disputes,...
The Placer County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) received a $580,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program to implement a body-worn camera program. The goals of the program include increasing accountability, transparency, and trust with the community through deploying approximately 437 cameras to all deputies and executive staff. The program also aims to increase officer safety by...
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 Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska was awarded a $890,000 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation program (CFDA 16.835). The grant period runs from December 1, 2021 through November 30, 2024 to support the establishment and expansion of a comprehensive Body-Worn Camera program. Funding under this program aims to maximize the benefits of BWC technology by assisting law...
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 Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (Port Authority) was awarded a $2 million Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation program (CFDA 16.835). The grant will fund the Port Authority Police Department's purchase and implementation of a body-worn camera program for its 2,000 officers through September 2025. The Port Authority Police Department is responsible for law enforcement...
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey was awarded a $967,708 federal Project Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program (CFDA 16.835). The grant will be used to integrate body-worn camera (BWC) footage into the curriculum of 21 police academy courses for the Port Authority Police Department (PAPD), which has over 2,000 members responsible for securing the Port Authority's critical transportation assets. The initial seven...
The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded the County of Arlington, Virginia a $200,001 Project Grant under the Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation federal grant program (CFDA 16.835). The grant will support the County of Arlington Police Department's establishment of a comprehensive Body-Worn Camera program through November 2024. The goal of the Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation program is to fund law enforcement agencies seeking to...
The County of Skagit in Mount Vernon, Washington received a $133,681 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance on December 1, 2021 to implement a Body-Worn Camera Program. The grant is part of the Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation program (CFDA 16.835) and will fund the establishment of a comprehensive BWC program through November 30, 2024. The goal of the federal program is to support law enforcement agencies seeking to...
This Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.835 - Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program) provides $945,520 to the Spokane County Sheriff's Office (SCSO) in partnership with subrecipients Polis Solutions and the National Policing Institute. The project aims to integrate body-worn camera (BWC) video into SCSO's training programs and optimize the connection between deputies' career-long learning process and on-street performance. Key deliverables include a...