Cooperative Agreement 2019RYBXK002

This $333,000 Project Grant, awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753), aims to develop a comprehensive, electronically accessible training platform for use by the Department of Corrections and affiliated agencies. The platform will offer a suite of timed, self-paced, instructor-led courses covering life skills, job skills, entrepreneurship, domestic violence awareness, healthy relationships, and personal finance. These...

The Indiana Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) was awarded a $499,941 Project Grant 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 grant, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2026, will be used to update and enhance ILEA's post-basic law enforcement training curriculum with a focus on integrating de-escalation skills. The project will leverage...

This $847,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards) will fund the purchase of new technology, equipment, and supplies for the relocation and expansion of the Winnebago County Regional Police Training Center. The goal is to improve police training regionally and provide a more realistic, high-quality training environment for public safety personnel, including law enforcement, military, and civilians....

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526) to the National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College (NCJTC), in partnership with the Tribal Law and Policy Institute (TLPI). This 24-month project will provide basic and advanced training and technical assistance to tribal law enforcement officers and agencies responsible for responding to and...

The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), in collaboration with the University of Cincinnati (UC), will receive $875,000 under a 3-year Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to provide training and technical assistance (TTA) support to four existing and two new Reimagining Justice Project sites. The goal is to develop and test community-based public safety models as alternatives to traditional law enforcement for addressing...

The Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) was awarded a $794,772 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 enable PERF to host Integrating Communications, Assessment, and Tactics (ICAT) de-escalation training sessions at their facility in Decatur, Illinois. This training has been provided to over 1,400 agencies...

This $922,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance supports Roca Inc.'s "Managing Trauma in Corrections (MTC)" demonstration program. MTC aims to address trauma experienced by incarcerated individuals and correctional staff in Massachusetts, with the goal of reducing recidivism rates among young adults. The program will provide trauma-informed cognitive behavioral therapy, transitional employment support, and intensive case management...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to the University of Kansas Center for Research Inc. The grant will be used by the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) to enhance de-escalation and crisis response training for law enforcement officers across Kansas. This 24-month initiative will integrate the Integrating...

The Colorado Attorney General's Office, through the Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Board, received a $499,914 Project Grant 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 grant funding will be used to undertake a comprehensive project aimed at updating and enhancing the basic law enforcement training curriculum with a focus on integrating...

This 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) provides $169,000 to The University of North Florida Training and Service Institute, Inc. (IPTM) to enhance its online training platform for law enforcement professionals. The funds will enable IPTM, the largest national law enforcement training institute, to expand and upgrade its in-house studio capabilities to develop, film, and...