Project Grant 15JCOPS22GG04800PPSE

The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program awarded $231,910.53 under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to Hampshire Village Of to purchase a VIR TRA 300 simulator and provide training from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2024. The funding will allow Hampshire Village Of to purchase simulation equipment to enhance understanding and de-escalation training for the Hampshire Police Department, local law...

The Campbell County Sheriff's Office was awarded $159,334.59 under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program of the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program. Dating from September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2024, the funding will support the purchase of a VirTra V-100 law enforcement training simulator and accompanying de-escalation training curriculum. As the Community Oriented Policing Program aims to enhance law...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $3,982,693 Cooperative Agreement to Florida State University-VR Consortium to develop an immersive, scalable virtual reality (VR) platform for police de-escalation training under the Virtual Reality De-escalation Training federal grant program (CFDA 16.054). The primary objective is to enhance an existing VR training platform with realistic scenarios that incorporate input from experts in VR, law enforcement...

This Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program will provide $149,287.11 to Gloucester Township to support its Professional Development Bureau through September 2022 to August 2024. Specifically, the funding will allow the Bureau to utilize virtual reality technology and a nationally-certified de-escalation curriculum, known as VirTra's Virtual Interactive Coursework and Training Academy program, to supplement the...

The City of Buckeye Police Department was awarded a $250,000 project grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services Program to implement a whole agency training effort in de-escalation, implicit bias, and duty to intervene. Under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program, the BPD will develop a de-escalation training center including the purchase of a VirTra scenario simulator and creation of program materials and tools. The goal is to...

The Village of Melrose Park was awarded a $153,255 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The grant funding will be used to implement a virtual reality (VR) training program to improve police officer de-escalation tactics, responses to mental health crises, and other stressful situations. The goal is to reduce confrontations between community...

The City of Baltimore received a $199,900 project grant award from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office to upgrade its law enforcement training simulator system. The grant, awarded under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program, will provide funding to replace and modernize the city's existing training simulator used for de-escalation instruction of police recruits and in-service officers. Upgrading the aged simulator equipment...

The Honolulu Police Department (HPD) was awarded a $800,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program (CFDA 16.738). The grant funding will support the "DE-escalation Virtual Reality Training (DEVRT)" project, which aims to enhance HPD's ability to train officers on de-escalation skills when responding to people in crisis. The project will build upon HPD's existing Crisis...

The City of Tallahassee was awarded a $350,000 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 funding will be used to integrate virtual reality with the traditional training offered to officers within the Tallahassee Police Department. This will allow officers to experience a wider range of scenario-based interactions and replay the...

The Steilacoom Department of Public Safety (SDPS) was awarded a $189,088 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Program (CFDA 16.710) to acquire Street Smarts Virtual Reality (VR) training systems. The funding will enable SDPS and 17 neighboring police departments in Steilacoom County to enhance their scenario-based training capabilities, including for critical incidents such as active shooter situations, domestic violence, and warrant service. The VR...