The City of Deerfield Beach, Florida was awarded a $595,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA #16.753) to implement gunshot detection services from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The City will utilize the ShotSpotter gunshot detection, alert, and analysis system to identify, locate and track active gunfire within a 4-square mile coverage area in Deerfield Beach...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to the City of Opa-locka, FL under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The grant funding will enable the city to hire and/or rehire additional career law enforcement officers to increase their community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. Anticipated outcomes include enhanced community partnerships, data-driven...
The City of Orlando, Florida will receive $685,458 under a three-year Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. The grant funds the OPD Comprehensive Opioid Victim Advocacy and Enforcement Program from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024. The program aims to address the goals of the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (COSSUP). COSSUP, funded under the Assistance Listing 16.838 program, provides...
The federal Project Grant award of $963,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards) supports the Broward County Sheriff's Office (BSO) in Davie, Florida. The funding will enable BSO to purchase a specialized software system that can identify vehicles by make, model, color, and license plate. This investigative tool will be used by BSO and law enforcement officers from surrounding jurisdictions and nationwide to detect,...
The City of Orlando, Florida will receive $1.2 million under a Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance through the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA #16.753) to support its body-worn camera program from October 1, 2022 through March 31, 2024. The funding will assist the city in purchasing next-generation body-worn cameras for the Orlando Police Department that feature improved automatic activation technology tied...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention has awarded a $963,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) to Miami-Dade County, Florida. The grant will fund the Miami-Dade County Peace and Prosperity: Youth Development and Empowerment Initiative, which aims to positively impact at-risk and system-involved youth through comprehensive programming and interventions. The initiative expands existing anti-violence...
The Pueblo Police Department has been awarded a $300,000 Project Grant 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 be used to purchase a ShotSpotter system to enhance the department's capability to identify, locate, and track active gunfire incidents. This will support more effective response and investigation of gun violence cases, while also building community trust through...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $441,959 Project Safe Neighborhoods (CFDA 16.609) Formula Grant to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE). The grant, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027, will support FDLE's efforts to reduce violent gang and gun crime in targeted areas of Florida, including Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville, Ft. Myers, and Ocala. At least 30% of the funds will be used to support local gang task forces in...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) awarded a $160,620 Project Grant under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to the City of Boynton Beach, Florida. The grant funding will be used to advance the law enforcement officers' capabilities in de-escalation and crisis response through the implementation of the ICAT (Integrating Communications, Assessment, and Tactics) train-the-trainer program....
The City of Oakland Police Department (OPD) was awarded a $695,997 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (JAG Program, CFDA 16.738). The grant will support OPD's efforts to address rising gun violence in Oakland through four key initiatives from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. First, it will improve the capacity of OPD's firearms analysis by hiring a forensic...