Project Grant H133G090026

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) awarded a $794,772 Cooperative Agreement to the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants (CFDA 16.710) program. Through this award, PERF will host Integrating Communications, Assessment, and Tactics (ICAT) de-escalation training sessions at their facility in Decatur, IL. ICAT training has been provided to over 1,400 agencies since 2017...

The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) was awarded a $499,982 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (CFDA 16.710 - Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants) to develop a guidance document on interviewing individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). IACP will partner with The Arc of the United States, an IDD-focused disability rights organization, to create the guidance...

Design Interactive, Inc. was awarded a $209,998.17 cooperative agreement from the Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command to support research related to threat identification, recognition, and detection from September 30, 2021 through March 31, 2023. The award was made under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431), which aims to fund basic research that could improve Army programs and operations. Specifically, the cooperative agreement...

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) awarded a $788,241 Project Grant under the Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CFDA 16.045) to the University of New Haven. The 5-year grant will fund a mixed methods evaluation of community-based violence intervention and prevention initiatives (CVIPI) operating in New Haven, CT and York, PA. The evaluation will assess whether the initiatives have strengthened collaborations among community stakeholders, enhanced programming...

The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) was awarded a $278,583.53 Formula Grant from the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) on February 19, 2025. The grant funding will support the deployment of LiDAR-based detection sensors at road intersections in Indiana to improve pedestrian and traffic monitoring. This project, titled "DEPLOYMENT OF LIDAR BASED DETECTION SENSORS AT ROAD INTERSECTIONS FOR IMPROVED PEDESTRIAN &TRAFFIC MONITORING;...

This SBIR Phase II Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.084 - NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program) provides $1,231,473 to Wui-Go, LLC to develop a decentralized evacuation intelligence platform powered by generative AI. The project aims to enhance public safety and community resilience in wildfire-prone areas through personalized evacuation planning and real-time guidance. The key innovations include a surrogate modeling approach for fast...

This $654,939 Formula Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration under the Highway Planning and Construction (CFDA 20.205) program will fund the Indiana Department of Transportation's (INDOT) "INTEGRATED SMART WORKZONE, SPR-4835" project. The project aims to integrate smart work zone technologies to enhance safety and efficiency on Indiana's transportation infrastructure. As the state transportation agency, INDOT will oversee the implementation...

This $224,993 Formula Grant was awarded by the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) on August 28, 2023. The grant supports the "Communication of Fixed and Mobile Warnings to Commercial Trucks Using In Cab Notification" project, SPR-4803, which is being implemented by the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT). The project aims to enhance transportation safety by developing and deploying a...

The Baltimore Police Department received a $500,000 Project Grant award under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants (CFDA 16.710) program administered by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services. The grant will fund the integration of key de-escalation concepts from programs such as Integrating Communications Assessment and Tactics (ICAT), Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement (ABLE), and Insight Policing Conflict Resolution for Law...

This federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education (CFDA 15.611) program will provide $2,100,000 to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to design and construct a new registration building at the Cody Shooting Complex. The new facility will include a control room, office space, climate-controlled storage, and a classroom, as well as a public water supply and septic system. This...