Project Grant 15JCOPS22GG04565PPSE

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Accreditation, Inc. (SCLEA) received a $300,000 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). The funding will support SCLEA's efforts to enhance professional standards and community policing strategies across South Carolina's law enforcement agencies through its accreditation program....

The California Police Chiefs Association (CPCA) was awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Justice 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 implement a comprehensive statewide accreditation program for law enforcement agencies across California. The goal is to elevate the professionalism, accountability, and effectiveness of law...

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

The Fresno Police Department was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to support their accreditation efforts with the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). The funding will be used to hire a skilled professional staff employee, provide training, acquire essential resources such as computer equipment and software, cover sworn officer overtime, and pay...

The Navajo County Sheriff's Office was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to support their accreditation efforts with the Arizona Law Enforcement Accreditation Program. The funding will be used to hire a full-time accreditation manager, provide training, cover travel expenses, and conduct onsite assessments for the accreditation process. This grant aims to enhance the capabilities...

The Oklahoma Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) has been awarded a $299,800 Cooperative Agreement through the U.S. Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). 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 personnel to assist...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) awarded a $292,473 Cooperative Agreement to the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). This funding will be used by IACLEA to increase the number of campus police departments enrolled in its accreditation program and achieve a demonstrable increase in the number of accredited...

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 Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) was awarded a $1,555,730 Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (CFDA 16.554). The funding will be used for three key tasks: 1) Implementing a statewide CJIS learning management system to improve the quality of training and management of CJIS certifications, 2) Replacing aging and insecure hardware for the statewide criminal justice network to...

The Alameda County Sheriff's Office Crime Laboratory will utilize a $386,800 grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program to purchase specialized firearms 3D high-capacity imaging and analysis systems and an associated warranty. The laboratory will employ a patented hardware platform and fifteen cartridge case scanning tray capable of scanning multiple calibers of...