Project Grant 15JCOPS21GG02447SPPS

This Project Grant 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), will provide $161,253 to the City of Midland Police Department to enhance de-escalation training and tactics. Key deliverables include developing an evidence-based de-escalation training program for officers; deploying a tactical judgement system; establishing strong de-escalation policies...

The Michigan Department of State Police was awarded a $182,328 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program to deliver de-escalation training from September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2023. The grant funding will support the Michigan State Police's De-Escalation Training Project under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program. This program aims to enhance public safety through community policing strategies...

The City of Richmond, Virginia received a $125,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services program on September 1, 2021 to implement de-escalation training through August 31, 2023. The COPS Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program aims to enhance public safety by advancing the adoption of community policing strategies through funding and technical assistance. This particular award supports the delivery of de-escalation...

The County of Montgomery, Alabama was awarded a $200,000 project grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services program to implement a de-escalation training project. The grant period runs from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2023. Through this funding, Montgomery County will provide organizational transformation and community partnership activities focused on advancing public safety through de-escalation training for law enforcement. The COPS program aims to...

The Fresno Police Department (FPD) received a $350,000 Project Grant award 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 (CFDA 16.710) program. The grant will fund the development and implementation of a comprehensive training program to improve de-escalation tactics and crisis response skills among FPD law enforcement officers and dispatchers over a two-year period. The...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $799,996 is 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 award will fund Sam Houston State University (SHSU) to expand and continue the De-Escalation Training Center at its Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas (LEMIT). The project aims to expand the region served, increase the number of training sessions...

This $798,529 Project Grant awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 16.738) will enable Louisiana State University's National Center for Biomedical Research and Training Academy of Counter Terrorist Education (NCBRT) to customize and validate its existing DHS-certified de-escalation training course for delivery via a large-scale immersive virtual reality system. The project aims to improve NCBRT's capacity to...

The Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) awarded a $800,000 Cooperative Agreement to Fort Hays State University (FHSU) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants (CFDA 16.710) program. Through this funding, FHSU's Criminal Justice Program will expand the delivery of specialized de-escalation training for law enforcement personnel across 7 states, including Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Wyoming. The...

The Baltimore Police Department received a $500,000 Project Grant award under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants (CFDA 16.710) program administered by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services. The grant will fund the integration of key de-escalation concepts from programs such as Integrating Communications Assessment and Tactics (ICAT), Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement (ABLE), and Insight Policing Conflict Resolution for Law...

The North Carolina Department of Criminal Justice was awarded a $499,900 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants (CFDA 16.710) program. The funding will be used to integrate online de-escalation and crisis intervention training content, along with corresponding AI-powered practical application opportunities, into the state's Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) curriculum. The project will partner with Real Training Systems,...