Formula Grant 2019DJBX0272

The City of Portsmouth, Virginia, is the recipient of a $3,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards) to upgrade the city's public safety communications system. The grant funding will enable the city to transform its existing public safety communications infrastructure into a reliable and interoperable Project 25 (P25) Land Mobile Radio (LMR) system. This includes the acquisition of upgraded...

The U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) has awarded a $1,845,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) to the City of Tucson, Arizona. The purpose of this grant is to replace 205 outdated hand-held police radios for the Tucson Police Department (TPD). The new radios will provide enhanced capabilities such as LTE connectivity, GPS tracking, and data access features that improve police communications and safety. This award...

The Town of Gorham, New Hampshire was awarded a $426,000 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 the Pine Mountain Repeater and 4-Site Simulcast System Project. This project will replace the current emergency communications repeater system on Pine Mountain, install three additional simulcast repeaters in surrounding towns, and upgrade dispatch equipment and radios to provide...

The Pueblo of Zia Police Department was awarded $899,737 under the Justice System Infrastructure Program for Indian Tribes (CFDA 16.596), a Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance, to strengthen tribal justice system capacity. Funding will support hiring dispatch staff and implementing a new computer-aided dispatch system to improve communication between tribal law enforcement and outside agencies. Key deliverables include increased officer response capacity...

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 The grant will fund the replacement of outdated 20+ year old software systems used by two county sheriff's offices, two municipal police departments, nine fire districts, and their consolidated public safety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 U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) awarded a $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to Bath County, Virginia under the Rural Emergency Medical Communications Demonstration Project (CFDA 97.120). The two-year project, titled the "Northern Alleghany Highlands Radio Project," aims to enhance emergency communications infrastructure and capabilities to improve rural emergency medical response in the region. The funding will support...

The Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) received a $630,400 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Insular Affairs to fund the replacement of the 911 emergency communications center phone system. The grant was awarded on June 14, 2021 under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875), with a completion date of March 6, 2023. The Office of Management and Budget of the Virgin Islands government will deliver...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Puerto Rico Traffic Safety Commission (operating as CST under Administracion De Compensaciones POR Accidentes De Automoviles) received a $267,494.50 formula grant award from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) under the National Priority Safety Programs (CFDA 20.616) to support distracted driving awareness and prevention initiatives in Puerto Rico. This Section 405(E) Distracted Driving Awareness Grant, effective October 1, 2025, through...

This $540,000 National Science Foundation Project Grant supports research from January 2023 through December 2025 to advance seamless coexistence of positioning and communication in 5G and beyond wireless systems. Funded under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070), the award to Georgia Tech Research Corporation will characterize tradeoffs between communication and positioning performance. It will also leverage collaborative positioning to design an...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Maine Department of Public Safety received a formula grant award of $199,481.34 from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) under the National Priority Safety Programs (CFDA 20.616) to support distracted driving awareness and prevention initiatives. Awarded on October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2029, this Section 405(E) grant funds state-level distracted driving programs designed to reduce motor vehicle crashes,...