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 federal 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 fund the Piscataquis County Emergency Management Agency's initiative to upgrade public safety communications equipment. The $4,175,000 grant, awarded on July 1, 2024, will enable the county to extend and expand radio capabilities, improve signal coverage, and enhance information sharing between dispatch and first...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards) provides $180,000.00 to the County of Maui's Department of Water Supply to expand the channel capacity of the County's public safety radio system (PSRS) in two locations in West Maui. The funding will support the addition of radio and network link facilities to address increasing system usage and ensure adequate communications capacity for public safety...
The Forrest County Sheriff's Office in Hattiesburg, Mississippi will use a $500,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to implement two initiatives. Under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program, the Sheriff's Office will upgrade mobile and handheld radio equipment and broadly implement body worn camera deployment. The radio project will enhance information sharing and interoperability among law enforcement agencies...
The South COM Dispatch received a $276,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants (CFDA 16.710) program. The funding will support the acquisition of effective equipment, technologies, and interoperable communications to assist in responding to and preventing crime. This will improve police effectiveness and information sharing among law enforcement, local...
The County of Hamilton, Ohio received a $1.6 million project grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The funding will support the acquisition of effective equipment, technologies, and interoperable communications to assist in responding to and preventing crime through March 2024. The Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants...
The Combined Regional Communications Authority was awarded a $1,601,000 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) on March 15, 2022. The grant will fund the replacement of outdated 20+ year old software systems used by two county sheriff's offices, two municipal police departments, nine fire districts, and their consolidated public safety answering point. The new...
The City of Simi Valley, California received a $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to replace the city's communications equipment that provides radio service for the Simi Valley Police Department and their services. The grant falls under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program administered by BJA, with the goal of improving the functioning of the criminal justice system and preventing or combating juvenile...
This Project Grant award of $250,000 from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program will support the La Paz County Sheriff Department's efforts to advance public safety through community policing strategies under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program. The Sheriff's Department will work with community partners and use problem-solving techniques to proactively address public safety issues from October 1, 2021 through...
The Radford Police Chief received a $375,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program on October 1, 2021 to support community policing efforts through September 30, 2026. The funding supports the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program, which provides assistance to state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies to advance public safety through community policing strategies and collaborative...