Project Grant 15PBJA24GG00385BRND

The City of Baltimore received a $199,900 project grant award from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office to upgrade its law enforcement training simulator system. The grant, awarded under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program, will provide funding to replace and modernize the city's existing training simulator used for de-escalation instruction of police recruits and in-service officers. Upgrading the aged simulator equipment...

The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program awarded $231,910.53 under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to Hampshire Village Of to purchase a VIR TRA 300 simulator and provide training from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2024. The funding will allow Hampshire Village Of to purchase simulation equipment to enhance understanding and de-escalation training for the Hampshire Police Department, local law...

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...

The Florida State University (FSU), in collaboration with the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), will develop an immersive, scalable virtual reality (VR) platform for police de-escalation training under a $3,982,693 Cooperative Agreement. The primary objective is to enhance an existing VR training platform with realistic scenarios, drawing input from experts in VR, law enforcement training, behavioral health, and policing and community stakeholders. This project,...

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...

The Oswego County Sheriff's Office was awarded a $115,270.52 Project Grant 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 funding will support the purchase of a VirTra V-180 law enforcement training simulator and required accessories for the Oswego County Regional Police Academy. The training simulator will enhance the Academy's existing de-escalation...

The Tampa Police Department (TPD) was awarded a $800,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.738 - Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program) to procure a customized, fully immersive virtual reality (VR) training technology. The VR system will be used to provide crisis intervention, de-escalation, use of force, and report writing training to TPD officers, as well as community participants in programs like the Citizen Academy. The...

The Town of Steilacoom, Inc. was awarded a $189,088 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Program (CFDA 16.710) to acquire Street Smarts Virtual Reality (VR) training systems. The funding will enable the Steilacoom Department of Public Safety (SDPS) and 17 neighboring police departments to conduct immersive, scenario-based training exercises that mimic real-life situations, including active shooter incidents, domestic violence, and warrant service....

This $125,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance will provide software and virtual simulation tools to enhance scenario-based training for police officers in Thornton, Colorado. Funded through the Congressionally Recommended Awards program under the Crime Control and Law Enforcement Assistance CFDA #16.753, the grant will support de-escalation and other high-risk training from March 2022 through December 2023. The scenario-based...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $778,917 Project Grant under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 16.738) to the City of Cincinnati to enhance the Cincinnati Police Department's virtual reality de-escalation training program. The grant funding will be used to purchase three new virtual reality systems and additional safety equipment, allowing the police department to create a collaborative working group with local partners to provide de-escalation training,...