Project Grant 15JCOPS25GG00861DETX
- The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant to the Salt Lake City Corporation under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The grant will fund the development and implementation of community policing strategies to enhance public safety and build trust between law enforcement and the community. Key focus areas include mental health crisis intervention, virtual reality...
- The City of San Diego Police Department (SDPD) was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice 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 implement a virtual reality training system for immersive, scenario-based instruction in de-escalation, crisis intervention, mental health crisis response, and disability awareness. Additionally, a mixed...
- This federal Project Grant award of $500,000.00 was provided by 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 supports the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) in developing and integrating virtual simulation exercises aligned with post-approved performance objectives related to communication and de-escalation skills. Working with a selected...
- The City of Tallahassee was awarded a $350,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants (CFDA 16.710) program. The grant funding will be used to integrate virtual reality (VR) technology into the training program for the Tallahassee Police Department. This will allow officers to experience a wider range of scenario-based interactions and gain the ability to replay...
- The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) awarded a $498,835 Project Grant to the Board of Police Commissioners of Kansas City, Missouri, under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The grant will fund the development of an integrated virtual reality-based de-escalation training curriculum for the Kansas City Police Department. The curriculum will provide an immersive and realistic training environment to...
- The Jacksonville Police Department received a $207,136 Project Grant award from the 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 will fund the implementation of an immersive virtual reality (VR) training program for all officers, focused on de-escalation, crisis response, disability awareness, and service referrals. The goal is to strengthen officer decision-making,...
- This $153,255 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants (CFDA 16.710) program, will enable the Melrose Police Department to implement a virtual reality (VR) training program. The program aims to improve officer de-escalation tactics, enhance responses to mental health crises, and manage other stressful situations, with the goal of reducing confrontations and...
- 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 U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) awarded a $486,760 Project Grant under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to the City of Santa Monica, California. The grant funding will be used to implement and expand comprehensive de-escalation training programs within the Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD). The training aims to equip SMPD officers with communication, emotional intelligence, and situational...
- The South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigations Office of Law Enforcement Training (LET) has been awarded a $499,793 Project Grant 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). This 2-year grant, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027, will fund a statewide initiative to enhance officer preparedness and community safety through integrated...
The Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) awarded a $500,000 project grant to the Salt Lake City Corporation under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The grant funding will enable the Salt Lake City Police Department to enhance its de-escalation training program by 1) acquiring a virtual reality (VR) training simulator focused on de-escalation tactics and scenarios, and 2) training new instructors in the Integrating Communications, Assessment, and Tactics (ICAT) de-escalation train-the-trainer program. This initiative aims to build and maintain officers' de-escalation proficiency through immersive, scenario-based VR training and systematic instruction. The project period runs from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2027.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $500.0k | 10/10/25 |