Project Grant 2008DJBX0663

This $984,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards) will enable the Harris County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) to purchase stab-resistant vests for detention officers. The vests will provide critical protection against edged weapons, reducing the risk of serious injury or death for officers in potentially hostile detention settings. The vests will be procured through the Harris County bidding process and...

This federal Project Grant award from the Office of Naval Research (CFDA 12.300 - Basic and Applied Scientific Research) totaling $4,826,751.00 aims to enhance helmet capabilities against ballistic threats through physics-based injury prediction. The primary awardee, the University of Wisconsin System, is leading research to develop and integrate finite element head models with validated helmet models to simulate a wide range of ballistic loading conditions. The goal is to assess the risk of...

This $1,231,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) will provide the New York City Police Department with belt-worn trauma kits containing lifesaving equipment for first responders and civilians. The funding supports the NYPD's program to equip and train its uniform members in the use of tourniquets, combat gauze, and pressure dressings to address leading causes of preventable...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.742 - Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program) provides $128,425.00 to the County of Travis, Texas to enhance the forensic services capabilities of the Travis County Sheriff's Office (TCSO). The primary objectives are to establish a firearm test firing station near the TCSO Forensic Services Division, test fire all seized and found guns brought in as evidence, and...

The Harris County Sheriff's Office received a $1,485,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753). The funding will be used to purchase bulletproof windshields for patrol cars to enhance the safety and protection of law enforcement officers. This initiative aims to provide critical protection against firearms, reduce the risk of injury or death, and ensure officers can perform their...

Through a $3,365,007 Cooperative Agreement from the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (CFDA 16.554), the Virginia Department of State Police (VSP) will undertake four key projects: A Data Warehouse Integration Project to improve the accuracy, quality, and accessibility of criminal history information by integrating VSP's various systems, including AFIS, VSOMS, and CRIS, into a central data...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate awarded a $1,490,000 Project Grant to Moonshot CVE USA Inc. under the Homeland Security, Research, Testing, Evaluation, and Demonstration of Technologies (CFDA 97.108) program. This two-year research program is designed to enhance understanding of the trends, nature, causes, and correlates of terrorism and targeted violence in the United States. The key products and services to be delivered include: 1) a comprehensive...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's National Institute of Justice, funded under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 16.738), provides $985,776 to the University of Massachusetts Lowell to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the impact of Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) laws on preventing mass public shootings in the United States. The study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of ERPO policies and procedures, examine the social...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) under the CFDA Program 16.560 "National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants" aims to develop a master set of replicated cartridge cases and bullets for use in validating new three-dimensional (3D) imaging systems for firearm forensics. The total award amount is $205,090 over a period from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2026. The key products to be delivered under this grant...

This $798,529 Project Grant awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 16.738) will enable Louisiana State University's National Center for Biomedical Research and Training Academy of Counter Terrorist Education (NCBRT) to customize and validate its existing DHS-certified de-escalation training course for delivery via a large-scale immersive virtual reality system. The project aims to improve NCBRT's capacity to...