Project Grant 2011DJBX2130

The Combined Regional Communications Authority was awarded a $1,601,000 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) on March 15, 2022. The grant will fund the replacement of outdated 20+ year old software systems used by two county sheriff's offices, two municipal police departments, nine fire districts, and their consolidated public safety answering point. The new...

The Belton Police Department (BPD) was awarded a $374,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753). The grant will fund upgrades to public safety equipment to enhance first responders' efforts to prevent crime and increase community safety in Belton, Texas. Specifically, grant funds will support replacing outdated radios and software, adding a traffic speed trailer and...

Delaware Statewide Law Enforcement Accreditation Project Summary The Criminal Justice Council of Delaware received a $300,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) awarded October 1, 2025, with completion scheduled for September 30, 2027. The grant funds the procurement and implementation of a statewide Learning and Record Management System (LMS/RMS)...

The Project Grant award of $533,200.00 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741) will support the Tampa Police Department (TPD) in increasing the number of prosecutions for violent crime cold cases with suspect DNA. Specifically, the funding will enable TPD to hire additional investigators, leverage private lab and genealogy testing, upgrade computer systems, and cover travel-related costs for prosecution. This will...

Summary The Cape Coral Police Department received a $500,000 Project Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program (CFDA 16.742), effective May 1, 2026, through April 30, 2029. The Cape Coral PD Forensic Science Improvement Program establishes a dedicated Latent Print Unit to enhance the quality and timeliness of forensic evidence analysis. Key deliverables include hiring forensic laboratory personnel and latent print...

Federal Grant Award Summary The City of Tampa received a $175,000 Project Grant awarded October 1, 2025, under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) administered by the Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office. The award funds the "Military to Badge Transition Program," designed to recruit, hire, and retain military personnel transitioning to civilian employment who qualify for Equivalency of Training (EOT)....

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) was awarded a $671,824 Project Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance under the DNA Backlog Reduction Program (CFDA 16.741). The funding will be used to integrate an updated automated differential extraction system into FDLE's laboratory workflow to enhance efficiency and throughput for processing sexual assault kits (SAKs). This will reduce turnaround times for SAK analysis and have a positive impact on overall case processing for all...

The City of Largo Police Department was awarded a $230,000 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753). The grant will fund the implementation of a body-worn camera program for the police department's 157 sworn officers through September 2023. Products and services delivered under the award include the purchase of body-worn cameras for each officer, five years of software...

The County of Portage in Stevens Point, Wisconsin received a $616,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) to replace in-car squad camera systems and equip deputies and corrections officers with body-worn cameras. The existing in-car camera systems for the Portage County Sheriff's Office, some over 10 years old, are beyond their expected lifespan and...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Pasco County Sheriff's Office received a $175,000 Community Policing Development Microgrant awarded on October 1, 2025, by the Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The grant funds the establishment of a Mission Analyst position for approximately 19 months within the 24-month project period (concluding September 30, 2027). This...