Block Grant 2020RZBX0002

The Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement (LCLE), in partnership with the Louisiana Supreme Court (LSC) Court Case Management Information Systems (CMIS) Division, received a $1,123,857 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics through the NICS Act Record Improvement Program (CFDA 16.813). The funding will support the LCLE and LSC in leveraging technology to improve the completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of criminal dispositions and...

The Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement (LCLE) received a $1,028,780 Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) (CFDA 16.554). The award will be used to improve the completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of criminal disposition and mental health data provided by trial courts to Louisiana's Case Management Information System (CMIS) for reporting to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) awarded a $449,239 Project Grant under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to the Leon County School Board, doing business as Lively Technical Center, located in Tallahassee, Florida. The funding will be used to implement evidence-based programs to improve school security and promote a positive learning environment for all students. This grant supports the...

The National Center for Policing Innovation (NCPI), in partnership with CIT International, Inc., has been awarded a $800,000 Cooperative Agreement under the U.S. Department of Justice's Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). This funding will be used to establish the Mid-Atlantic Regional De-Escalation and Crisis Response Training Center (MARC) and deliver a comprehensive regional training initiative focused on de-escalation techniques, particularly for...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) awarded Texas State University a $10.2 million Cooperative Agreement effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, under the Preparing for Active Shooter Situations (PASS) Program (CFDA 16.069). The award funds continued nationwide delivery of scenario-based, integrated active shooter training to law enforcement agencies and first responders. Training incorporates...

The Arkansas Association of Chiefs of Police (AACP) and the Arkansas Law Enforcement Accreditation Program (ALEAP) have been awarded a $122,354 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The funding will be used to support eligible law enforcement agencies in Arkansas in obtaining state accreditation, which has been shown to...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $292,473 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program, under CFDA 16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants, will be used by the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA) to increase the number of campus police departments enrolled in and accredited through the IACLEA Accreditation Program. IACLEA will develop and implement a targeted marketing and outreach plan...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics (CFDA 16.550 - State Justice Statistics Program for Statistical Analysis Centers) provides $128,672 to the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice (LCLE) to support its Louisiana Statistical Analysis Center (LSAC). The award will fund two key projects over a 3-year period from October 2024 to September 2027. First, it will cover annual cloud hosting for the...

The Oklahoma Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) was awarded a $299,800 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants (CFDA 16.710) program. The funding will support the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Accreditation Program (OLEAP) by paying experienced OLEAP accreditation managers to work with law enforcement agencies that cannot afford dedicated personnel to guide them...

The Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Local Law Enforcement Grants for Enforcement of Cybercrimes Program (CFDA 16.060). The 36-month grant will support the state's efforts to prevent, investigate, and prosecute cybercrimes against individuals, such as harassment, stalking, extortion, and unauthorized distribution of intimate images. Key activities include: 1)...