The Leon County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) was awarded a $349,635 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 will fund the development and delivery of advanced de-escalation training curriculum for LCSO deputies. The training will incorporate data-driven techniques to improve understanding of confrontational behavior and promote...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) awarded a $281,788 Project Grant under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to the Guilford County Sheriff's Office (GCSO) in North Carolina. The grant funding will be used to provide de-escalation training for all sworn deputies and detention officers in the two county jails. Furthermore, 10 personnel will receive train-the-trainer courses to continue...
This $800,000 Cooperative Agreement 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 program (CFDA 16.710) will enable Fort Hays State University's Criminal Justice program to enhance public safety and community trust by expanding the delivery of specialized de-escalation training for law enforcement personnel. The initiative will expand the current training region, which...
The Franklin County Sheriff's Office received a $333,124 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 program (CFDA 16.710). The grant will be used to implement an intensive training program to promote safer outcomes during police encounters, with a focus on de-escalation techniques, crisis response, use of force reduction, community engagement, and mental...
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office was awarded a $276,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance. The purpose of the grant is to develop and implement comprehensive de-escalation strategies for law enforcement officers in Hillsborough County and surrounding jurisdictions. Project activities include the purchase of technology and modern equipment to facilitate scenario-based...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $2,000,000.00 and provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), aims to develop, implement, and pilot test a standards-based approval process and online platform for law enforcement de-escalation training programs. The National Policing Institute (NPI) is the primary awardee, and they are partnering with the Institute for Intergovernmental Research (IIR) on this project. The...
The University of New Haven received a $798,826 Cooperative Agreement 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 program (CFDA 16.710). The funding will support the Northeast Regional De-Escalation Training Center of the National De-Escalation Training Center (NDTC) to provide de-escalation training to law enforcement agencies across 15 states and the District of...
This federal Project Grant award of $349,108 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) will enable the Spokane County Sheriff's Office (SCSO) to implement a comprehensive training program focused on Motivational Interviewing (MI) and Tactical Social Interactions (TSI). The project will train 24 SCSO field training officers and 18 first-line...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office awarded a $799,996 Cooperative Agreement to Sam Houston State University (SHSU) to expand and continue the De-Escalation Training Center at the university's Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas (LEMIT). The funding, provided through the COPS Office's Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710), will enable SHSU to increase the number of de-escalation training sessions,...
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...