The Livingston County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) received a $155,000 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 enhance officer training and equip LCSO deputies with an advanced virtual reality (VR) de-escalation training system. The program aims to improve the training experience, reduce use of force...
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...
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 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 Osceola County Sheriff's Office (OCSO) received a $129,146 Project Grant award from 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 funding will be used to support the development and delivery of training and resources focused on mental health awareness, intervention, peer support, and law enforcement competency for community clinicians. The award period is from...
The Spokane County Sheriff's Office (SCSO) was awarded a $349,108 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The funding will be used to provide Motivational Interviewing (MI) and Tactical Social Interactions (TSI) training to 24 SCSO field training officers and 18 first-line supervisors. The MI training will be delivered across four two-day sessions, while the TSI training will consist of two one-week...
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 Baltimore County Police Department was awarded a $199,052 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants project grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services Program to enhance its de-escalation training. The grant will fund the purchase, installation, and implementation of one fixed and two portable virtual reality training systems to expand the Department's capabilities to provide specialized instruction and community training on de-escalation and...
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...