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The Wisconsin Department of Corrections received a $900,010 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.835 Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program) to expand the use of body-worn cameras across three state correctional institutions. The project will add a total of 415 new body-worn cameras at Waupun, Columbia, and Green Bay Correctional Institutions, allowing correctional officers and sergeants to wear cameras while on duty. The...

The Department of Justice Wisconsin, a division of the State of Wisconsin Governor's Office, has been awarded a $218,995 federal Project Grant under the Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation program (CFDA 16.835) from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance. The goal of this 3-year project is to outfit, administer, and train 110 special agents and supervisors across the Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation in the use of body-worn cameras...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $208,000 Project Grant to the City of Franklin, New Hampshire under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) to implement a body-worn camera program for the Franklin Police Department. The goal of this project is to enhance transparency, foster stronger community bonds, and decrease citizen complaints related to officer misconduct. The body-worn cameras will document police interactions, improve...

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 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 City of New Berlin Police Department was awarded a $100,000 Body-Worn Camera Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation program (CFDA 16.835). The goal of the grant is to support law enforcement agencies seeking to establish or expand comprehensive Body-Worn Camera programs and have specified plans to implement this technology in a manner that maximizes benefits. The grant will fund the New...

The Mercer County New Jersey Prosecutor's Office (MCPO) will receive $285,583 under a Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation program. The MCPO will purchase 16 body worn cameras for investigators and create a Body Worn Camera Wins program demonstration project. This will involve purchasing three smart boards for training purposes and hiring a project director. The demonstration...

The County of Dakota in Hastings, Minnesota received a $168,188 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 funding supports the Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation program (CFDA 16.835), which aims to establish or expand comprehensive BWC programs with plans to maximize benefits. Specifically, the County will use the funds to develop...

The Paulding County Board of Commissioners was awarded a $297,041 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.835 Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program) to implement a body-worn camera program for the Paulding County Sheriff's Office. The project aims to develop law enforcement safety, community trust, transparency, and accountability through the use of body-worn cameras. Key activities include establishing community town hall meetings,...

The City of North Royalton Police Department was awarded a $311,840 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program (CFDA 97.044) to procure body-worn cameras and related equipment for their police force. This grant, awarded in July 2024, is intended to enhance public safety and transparency through the implementation of body-worn camera technology. Additionally, in October 2023, the department received a $10,684 grant...