Project Grant 15PBJA22GG00252BRND

This $560,000 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance will fund the integration of body-worn cameras and in-car video systems for the Oak Park Department of Public Safety. The City of Oak Park will receive the funding to provide body-worn cameras for all officers and update existing in-car video systems to seamlessly integrate with the new body cameras. This will allow both video systems to work together efficiently to record law...

The County of Portage in Stevens Point, Wisconsin received a $616,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) to replace in-car squad camera systems and equip deputies and corrections officers with body-worn cameras. The existing in-car camera systems for the Portage County Sheriff's Office, some over 10 years old, are beyond their expected lifespan and...

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 Hialeah Police Department (HPD) was awarded a $690,000 federal Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.835 - Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program) to outfit 345 sworn law enforcement officers with body-worn camera (BWC) devices and associated user licensing. The 36-month project aims to upgrade HPD's existing BWC technology to enhance operational efficiency and transparency. The total project cost is $6,170,120, with a...

The Carbondale, Illinois Police Department was awarded a $264,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation program. The grant will support the Carbondale Police Department, Jackson County Sheriff's Department, and Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Department of Public Safety to establish comprehensive body worn camera programs for 132 officers across the three law enforcement...

The Culver City Police Department (CCPD) received a $400,000 Project Grant award from 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 enable CCPD to purchase 100 new body-worn cameras (BWCs) for its sworn and non-sworn personnel. The new BWCs will feature enhanced video quality, reduced motion blur, and improved low-light performance capabilities, which will improve the capture of...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded the City of Bessemer Alabama $400,000 under the Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation program (CFDA 16.835) to purchase new body worn cameras for the Bessemer Police Department. The current cameras have reached end of life and are obsolete. The new cameras will allow the police department to maintain authentic record keeping and accurate data management for its 30,000 citizens. Under the direction of...

The City of Houston Police Department was awarded a $1.5 million Project 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 grant will support the Houston PD's efforts to establish and expand its comprehensive Body-Worn Camera program through November 2024. Specifically, the funding will enable the police department to procure additional body-worn cameras and related...

The Detroit Police Department (DPD) was awarded a $3.97 million Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to support the upgrade and expansion of its existing body worn camera program through September 2025. The funding will support DPD's plan to lease 2,500 additional body worn cameras to equip every sworn officer as part of the agency's goal to establish a comprehensive body worn camera program under the Body Worn Camera Policy and...

This $80,000 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation program (CFDA 16.835) will enable the Jonesboro, Arkansas Police Department (JPD) to purchase 40 new body-worn cameras (BWCs). The funding will allow JPD to equip all of its officers, including reserve and administrative personnel, as well as certain public-facing employees, with BWCs. This expansion builds on JPD's existing BWC program, which was previously supported by...