Block Grant 15PBJA24GG04594JAGX
- The Pittsburg Police Department in Pittsburg, Kansas was awarded $235,000 under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program of the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to acquire less lethal law enforcement equipment and provide related training. The funding will support the purchase of 55 Taser 7 electronic control weapons from Axon Enterprise, Inc. to replace the department's aging conducted electrical weapons. It will also finance a protective...
- The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks received a $373,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611), effective September 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027. This award supports the department's ongoing hunter education, firearm safety instruction, and shooting sports programs that have been operational since 1973. The funding enables the continuation and...
- The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) has been awarded a $943,700 Formula Grant under the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611). The grant will fund KDWPT's efforts to promote and teach the safe and proper use of firearms by hunters and the broader public through the construction and operation of modern gun ranges in Kansas. The grant will enable KDWPT to provide full-time staff to supervise...
- The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program Block Grant award of $2,156,205 from the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance supports criminal justice initiatives in Kansas from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2025. The JAG Program (CFDA 16.738) allows states to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime based on local needs and conditions. Funds will deliver services through 20 sub-awards to state and local...
- The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks received a $500,000 formula grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611), effective September 1, 2025, with a completion date of December 31, 2027. The award funds the replacement of earthen berms with state-of-the-art granular rubber bullet traps at shooting ranges in Kansas, with matching funds provided by the Kansas Department...
- The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks received a Formula Grant award of $806,717 from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611) for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. This award supports the delivery of hunter education and safety certification programs across Kansas, which are mandatory for individuals born on or after July 1, 1957 who wish to hunt or engage in fur...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Jacksonville Police Department received a $207,136 Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710), awarded October 1, 2025, with completion scheduled for September 30, 2027. The award funds the implementation of an immersive virtual reality (VR) training program designed to enhance officer decision-making and reduce...
- The $249,874 Project Grant awarded on October 1, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) will enable Wabaunsee County, Kansas to hire and/or rehire additional career law enforcement officers. The anticipated outcomes of this CHP (COPS Hiring Program) award include enhanced community policing capacity, increased engagement in planned community...
- This federal Project Grant award of $125,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) will provide funding to the City of Columbus, Kansas to hire and/or rehire additional career law enforcement officers. The goal is to increase the community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts of the local police department. Key anticipated outcomes include...
- Federal Grant Award Summary: Town of Manhattan COPS Hiring Program The Town of Manhattan received a $125,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) under the FY25 COPS Hiring Program (CFDA 16.068), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2030. This award supports the hiring and/or rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers to enhance the Town's community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. The...
THE RILEY COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT (RCPD) WILL USE JAG FUNDS FOR PURCHASING HANDGUNS FOR POLICE OFFICERS. THIS AIDS IN RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION WHEN OFFICERS DO NOT HAVE TO PURCHASE THEIR OWN HANDGUN FOR DUTY USE. THIS ALLOWS OUR TRAINING DEPARTMENT TO HAVE ARMORS FOR ONE WEAPONS SYSTEM TO MAINTAIN THE HANDGUNS AND TEACH AND TRAIN ON A SINGLE FIREARM PLATFORM FOR HANDGUNS. SPECIFICALLY, THE GRANT FUNDS WILL BE USED TO PURCHASE DUTY ISSUED HANDGUNS. RCPD HAS ANNUAL QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR ON HANDGUN PROFICIENCY AND RETENTION OF THE FIREARM. THE DEPARTMENT PURCHASES A HANDGUN FOR NEW POLICE OFFICERS AND MAINTAINS THE FIREARM OVER SEVERAL YEARS WITH DEPARTMENT TRAINED ARMORS. AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME, THE HANDGUNS NEED MORE PARTS AND MAINTENANCE TO KEEP THE HANDGUN PROFICIENT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT USE AND THUS THE OLD HANDGUNS ARE CYCLED OUT OF SERVICE AS MAINTENANCE COSTS INCREASE. DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF THE GRANT PERIOD RCPD WILL PURCHASE 34 DUTY HANDGUNS FOR OFFICERS. THE 2023 ALLOCATION FOR RILEY COUNTY IS $18,003. RCPD WILL APPLY THE ENTIRE GRANT ALLOCATION TOWARDS 2024 EXPENSES RELATED TO EQUIPPING OFFICERS WITH UPDATED HANDGUNS, IRON SITES AND HOLSTERS. SPECIFICALLY, THE FUNDS WILL BE USED TO PURCHASE 34 DUTY HANDGUNS. IF AWARDED THE JAG FUNDS, RCPD WILL PURCHASE THE FIREARMS IN 2024 WITH ANTICIPATED DELIVERY OF ALL THE HANDGUNS IN EARLY 2025 FOR IMPLEMENTATION INTO OUR PROGRAM ROTATION.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $18.0k | 12/4/24 |