The County of Madison, Illinois received a $166,000 project grant award 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 this three-year award, which commenced on December 1, 2021, is to support the county's efforts to establish a comprehensive Body-Worn Camera program for its law enforcement agencies. Specifically, the funding will enable the county to develop policies...
The City of St. Charles, Illinois received a $130,000 Project Grant 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 funds the development and implementation of a comprehensive body-worn camera (BWC) and in-car camera program for the St. Charles Police Department. The program aims to improve transparency and accountability, and build trust between the police and the community. Key objectives...
The City of Alton, Illinois received a $225,319 Project Grant award 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 City of Alton and City of East Saint Louis Police Departments in establishing comprehensive body-worn camera programs through November 2024. Funding will allow the agencies to develop policies and procedures governing camera usage, data...
The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $969,292 Project Grant to the City of Los Angeles Police Department to implement a body-worn camera program under the Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation federal grant program (CFDA 16.835). The grant will fund the Los Angeles Police Department's efforts to establish a comprehensive body-worn camera program from December 2021 through November 2024. The goal of 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...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $1,540,904 Project Grant under the FY24 Body-Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program (CFDA 16.835) to the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD). The funding will enable CSPD to replace its existing body-worn cameras (BWCs) with 825 upgraded, technologically superior units. The project aims to improve the reliability, functionality, and integration capabilities of CSPD's BWC program, enhancing transparency,...
The Iowa Department of Public Safety (DPS) was awarded a $2,450,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance's FY 2023 Body-Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program (CFDA 16.835). The grant will be used to outfit 650 sworn officers across all five divisions of the DPS with body-worn cameras (BWCs) and implement a new digital evidence management platform. The goal of the project is to increase officer safety and accountability, reduce false allegations,...
The City of Davis, California was awarded a $130,000 federal Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the FY 2023 Body-Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program (CFDA 16.835). The grant funding will enable the Davis Police Department to replace aging body-worn camera (BWC) equipment and expand the department's existing BWC program. Key objectives include improving the management and sharing of digital evidence from BWCs with...
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 City of Salem, MA Police Department received a $159,888 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. The grant was awarded under the Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation program (CFDA 16.835) and will fund the establishment of a comprehensive BWC program through November 30, 2024. The goal of the federal program is to support law enforcement agencies seeking to...