Project Grant 15PBJA24GG00240BRND

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) awarded a $204,723 Project Grant to the Clay County Board of Education under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants (CFDA 16.710) program. The purpose of this grant is to improve security at schools and on school grounds through evidence-based school safety programs and technology. The funding will be used by the Clay County Board of Education to implement initiatives that promote a...

The Leon County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) was awarded a $349,635 Project Grant under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS). The grant funding will be used to develop and deliver advanced de-escalation training curriculum for LCSO deputies, incorporating techniques that focus on understanding and addressing the root causes of confrontational behavior. The...

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 Livingston County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) was awarded a $155,000 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grant (CFDA 16.710) from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office). The grant funding will be used to improve the training experience, reduce use of force severity and incidents, and ensure safer outcomes for LCSO sworn personnel and the citizens they serve. Specifically, the LCSO will acquire an advanced virtual reality (VR)...

The County of Stone in Galena, Missouri received a $247,325 project grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The purpose of the award is to advance the practice of community policing through the hire or rehire of additional career law enforcement officers. Specifically, the funding will be used by the County of Stone to hire and rehire law...

The Clinton Police Department (CPD) was awarded a $130,720 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The funding will be used to procure a state-of-the-art virtual reality (VR) training system to enhance CPD's training programs. This advanced VR technology will provide immersive, scenario-based exercises that mirror real-world...

The Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) was awarded a $300,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants (CFDA 16.710) program. The funding will be used to develop multiple resource libraries on the KLEAP website, including accreditation program-specific form examples, standard-compliant sample reports, and a policy library with links to other Kansas...

This cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program, under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710), provides $9,790,000.13 to the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) Center at Texas State University to deliver active shooter and integrated emergency response training nationwide. Specifically, ALERRT will conduct 235 hands-on training classes and support an...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $799,996 is from the U.S. Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants (CFDA 16.710) program. The award will fund Sam Houston State University (SHSU) to expand and continue the De-Escalation Training Center at its Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas (LEMIT). The project aims to expand the region served, increase the number of training sessions...

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...