Project Grant 2011DJBX3260

The Pima County Sheriff's Department (PCSD) was awarded a $3,520,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) to replace approximately 1,350 law enforcement handheld radios. This funding supports the PCSD's Wireless Integrated Network Radio System upgrade, as the existing radios purchased between 2009-2012 are reaching end-of-life in September 2023. The new radios will equip PCSD's commissioned and...

The Forrest County Sheriff's Office in Hattiesburg, Mississippi will use a $500,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to implement two initiatives. Under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program, the Sheriff's Office will upgrade mobile and handheld radio equipment and broadly implement body worn camera deployment. The radio project will enhance information sharing and interoperability among law enforcement agencies...

This $80,000 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation program (CFDA 16.835) will enable the Jonesboro, Arkansas Police Department (JPD) to purchase 40 new body-worn cameras (BWCs). The funding will allow JPD to equip all of its officers, including reserve and administrative personnel, as well as certain public-facing employees, with BWCs. This expansion builds on JPD's existing BWC program, which was previously supported by...

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 Specifically, grant funds will support replacing outdated radios and software, adding a traffic speed trailer and...

This $893,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) will enable Beaufort County, North Carolina to upgrade its emergency communication systems. The funding will be used to procure modern P-25-compliant portable radios, which will improve interoperability between the county's outdated analog VHF radio system and the state's VIPER 800MHz systems. This enhancement will enable seamless...

The City of Alamo Police Department was awarded a $540,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services program under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants (CFDA 16.710) program. The funding will support the acquisition of effective equipment and technologies to assist in responding to and preventing crime, and improve information sharing among law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve. Specifically, the grant will fund...

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...

The Wake County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) was awarded a $878,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753). The purpose of the grant is to purchase and distribute 200 body-worn cameras for the detention division, 30 in-car cameras for the patrol division, and 60 radars for the patrol and homeland security/special operations divisions. This equipment upgrade project aims to enhance...

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 Detroit Police Department (DPD) was awarded a $3.97 million Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to support the upgrade and expansion of its existing body worn camera program through September 2025. The funding will support DPD's plan to lease 2,500 additional body worn cameras to equip every sworn officer as part of the agency's goal to establish a comprehensive body worn camera program under the Body Worn Camera Policy and...