Project Grant 2011DJBX2613

The U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) has awarded a $1,845,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) to the City of Tucson, Arizona. The purpose of this grant is to replace 205 outdated hand-held police radios for the Tucson Police Department (TPD). The new radios will provide enhanced capabilities such as LTE connectivity, GPS tracking, and data access features that improve police communications and safety. This award...

Summary The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities received a $172,835 Project Grant award from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 20.237), effective December 1, 2025 through September 30, 2030. The award funds the Data Exchange Modernization Project, which modernizes Alaska's commercial motor vehicle (CMV) compliance systems in alignment...

The City of Portsmouth, Virginia, is the recipient of a $3,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards) to upgrade the city's public safety communications system. The grant funding will enable the city to transform its existing public safety communications infrastructure into a reliable and interoperable Project 25 (P25) Land Mobile Radio (LMR) system. This includes the acquisition of upgraded...

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 The grant will fund the replacement of outdated 20+ year old software systems used by two county sheriff's offices, two municipal police departments, nine fire districts, and their consolidated public safety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 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration awarded a $817,000 Project Grant to the Virginia Department of State Police on December 1, 2025, under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 20.237). The grant supports the development and deployment of the Mobile Smart Roadside Inspection System Project, which enables safe and compliant motor carriers to bypass inspection checkpoints, thereby reducing travel time...

The Honolulu Police Department (HPD) received a $500,000 Project Grant award under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753), administered by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance. The funding will be used to acquire and deploy a specialized Cyber Command Response Vehicle (CCRV), a mobile digital forensics laboratory equipped with high-performance hardware and software. This investment will enhance HPD's investigative capabilities and digital...

The Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) was awarded a $1,692,500 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 20.534). The funding will be used to replace the variable messaging signs and public address systems at 20 MTS transit stations along the Blue and Green light rail lines. The new signage and public address upgrades will provide real-time train arrival and...

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) received a $289,060 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation program (CFDA 16.835). The funding will enable the MTA Police Department (MTAPD) to enhance its in-service distance learning capabilities through the development of an analytical library to categorize body-worn camera (BWC) video for use as a training tool. Key activities...

The Department of Public Safety Executive Office of Public Safety Division in Massachusetts received a $2,777,995 Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Justice Statistics under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (CFDA 16.554) to update the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) platform to the NCIC 3rd Generation (N3G) architecture. The primary goals are to improve communication, enhance data management, and meet FBI standards for effective and secure information...

This federal Project Grant award of $1,000,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) will fund technology and equipment upgrades for the SOUTHCOM Combined 9-1-1 Dispatch Center. The Dispatch Center provides emergency services, including police, fire, and EMS, to a combined population of over 65,000 citizens across the villages of Richton Park, Olympia Fields, Matteson, and Park Forest. The grant...