Project Grant 15PBJA21GG04402BWCX

Through a $400,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation program (CFDA 16.835), the County Of Essex Sheriffs Department will purchase 200 body-worn cameras to expand its existing body camera program. The goal is to enhance evidence documentation, officer accountability, and community trust across Essex County, New Jersey, which includes the high-crime city of...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), under the federal Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program (CFDA 16.835), awarded a $279,774 project grant to the County of Burlington, New Jersey. This 3-year grant will enable the Burlington County Sheriff's Office (BCSO) to implement the BCSO Body-Worn Camera (BWC) Expansion Project. The key products and services to be delivered include: Procurement of 90 Axon body-worn cameras and associated equipment Revision and implementation of the BCSO's...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $246,000 Project Grant under the Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program (CFDA 16.835) to the City of Long Beach Police Department. The purpose of this 3-year grant, with a start date of October 1, 2024, is to expand the department's body-worn camera program to include 123 non-sworn employees who have daily interactions with citizens. This will enhance the safety of non-sworn personnel and improve the department's community engagement...

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) received a $967,708 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program (CFDA 16.835). The funding will be used by PANYNJ's Port Authority Police Department (PAPD) to integrate body-worn camera (BWC) footage into the curriculums of 21 police academy courses over a 3-year period. The initial 7 courses to be updated include Use of Force,...

The City of Portsmouth, NH was awarded a $196,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program (CFDA 16.835). The grant funding will support the city's efforts to establish and enhance a comprehensive body-worn camera (BWC) program for its law enforcement agency. Specifically, the grant will be used to acquire BWC equipment, develop BWC policies, and implement the BWC program to promote transparency,...

The Town of Prescott Valley Police Department (PVPD) will implement a comprehensive Body Worn Camera (BWC) program through a $174,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. The grant supports PVPD's BWC Implementation Project to purchase 87 cameras for all sworn officers and animal control officers, along with robust software for proper storage, redaction, release and auditing of footage per policy. The three-year grant...

The Town of Southampton Police Department in Hampton Bays, New York received a $240,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance on December 1, 2021 to implement a body worn camera program through November 30, 2024. The grant funding supports the Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation program administered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance under assistance listing 16.835. The goal of this program is to fund law enforcement...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.835 - Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program) provides $200,000.00 to the City of Buckeye, AZ to enhance their body-worn camera (BWC) program. The funding will be used to upgrade 200 BWCs with features like increased battery life, bi-directional communications, and expanded field of view. This will help address inefficiencies in the city's current outdated BWC technology, which has...

This Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.835 - Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program) provides $400,000 to the Maine Department of Corrections (MDOC) to expand the deployment of body-worn cameras across state correctional facilities. The funding will enable MDOC to outfit 200 trained officers with body-worn cameras, develop improved policies and practices for utilizing the cameras, and track the effectiveness of the cameras through the correctional...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.835 - Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation) provides $927,000.00 in funding to the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, Division of State Police, to expand their body-worn camera (BWC) program. The grant will support the acquisition of 200 additional BWCs and associated data storage and redaction capabilities to enhance transparency, accountability,...