Project Grant 15JCOPS22GG04806PPSE

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 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...

The Passaic Police Department (PPD) 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 program (CFDA 16.710). The funding will be used to develop and implement a comprehensive, agency-wide strategy utilizing cutting-edge, multiparticipant, and fully immersive virtual reality (VR) training modules. These VR training scenarios will enhance PPD...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) awarded a $148,568 Project Grant under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to the Town of Hanover, Massachusetts. This grant will enable the Hanover Police Department to enhance its training methodologies by integrating the Street Smarts VR system and advanced Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) techniques. The goal is to elevate the preparedness and...

This $1,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) aims to provide comprehensive mental health crisis intervention training for law enforcement personnel across the United States. The National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA), a non-profit organization specializing in law enforcement training, will develop and deliver virtual and in-person courses covering 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 federal Project Grant award in the amount of $150,000 was provided by the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753). The funding will allow Livingston County, NY to purchase a law enforcement training simulator to provide scenario-based real-world training for local police officers. The training simulator will enable officers to practice de-escalation techniques, employ less-lethal force options, and coordinate...

This Project Grant award of $799,995.00, provided by the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program (CFDA 16.738), will fund the implementation of a virtual reality (VR)-based de-escalation training tool for law enforcement officers within the University of North Carolina at Greensboro Police Department (UNCG PD) and the Greensboro Police Department (GPD). The project will extend the capabilities of the NextGen...

The Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) Correctional Industries Division, doing business as Colorado Correctional Industries, received a $800,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 16.738). The funding will enable CDOC to purchase and implement a fully immersive, multi-participant virtual reality (VR) training technology to support the de-escalation training of...

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...