This $847,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards) will fund the purchase of new technology, equipment, and supplies for the relocation and expansion of the Winnebago County Regional Police Training Center. The project aims to improve police training regionally and provide a more realistic, controlled training environment for law enforcement, military, and civilian personnel. Key components include...
The federal Project Grant award in the amount of $150,000 was provided by the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753). The funding will allow Livingston County, NY to purchase a law enforcement training simulator to provide scenario-based real-world training for local police officers. The training simulator will enable officers to practice de-escalation techniques, employ less-lethal force options, and coordinate...
This $693,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) will provide equipment and supplies to maintain the training proficiency of personnel at the City of Virginia Beach's Creeds Training Facility. Funding will support the purchase of a generator, defensive tactics training equipment, simulation equipment, radios, traffic cones, fitness equipment, breaching tools, a radar speed sign,...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753), will fund the Piscataquis County Emergency Management Agency's initiative to upgrade public safety communications equipment. The $4,175,000 grant, awarded on July 1, 2024, will enable the county to extend and expand radio capabilities, improve signal coverage, and enhance information sharing between dispatch and first...
The Bureau of Justice Assistance, under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753), awarded a $963,000 project grant to Rio Hondo Community College District to build a Situational Simulation Training Center (referred to as "Scenario Village"). This training center will provide realistic, scenario-based instruction to law enforcement officers throughout Los Angeles County, enabling them to practice de-escalation, active shooter response, SWAT operations, and other...
This federal Project Grant award of $535,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The grant was awarded to the Maine Development Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on community development and economic revitalization in Maine. The grant funding will support the implementation of diverse workforce development and community enhancement...
The Maine Department of Public Safety was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants (CFDA 16.710) program. The funding will be used to update the 720-hour Basic Law Enforcement Training Program (BLETP) required for all full-time law enforcement officers in Maine. The project involves conducting a job task analysis of the approximately 2,500-2,900 full-time...
This $1,800,000.00 Project Grant was awarded on March 1, 2025 by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The grant was awarded to the Delaware State Fire School, a U.S. state government entity and state-controlled institution of higher learning focused on firefighter training, education, and emergency preparedness. The funding will support a range of firefighter health and...
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), through the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753), awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant to the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia Police Department. The funding will be used to repair, upgrade, and enhance law enforcement training facilities in the city, including the Creeds, Academi, and LETA sites. These facility improvements will provide unique training opportunities for new recruits and veteran officers at the local, state, and federal...
This $799,995.00 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.738 - Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program) will support the implementation of a virtual reality (VR)-based de-escalation training tool for law enforcement officers at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro Police Department (UNCG PD) and the Greensboro Police Department (GPD). The funding will extend the capabilities of the NextGenVR platform to create an...