Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation
Active
- Assistance listing
- 16.835
- Agency
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Office of Justice Programs
Department of Justice
- Grant awards
- 613 $189,103,779 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Also known as
- BWCPIP
- Assistance types
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- Project Grant
- Cooperative Agreement
- Block Grant
- Treasury account
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- 15-0404-0-1-754
- More information
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance funds law enforcement and correctional agencies to establish or expand body-worn camera (BWC) programs through equipment purchase or lease, digital evidence management capacity development, and comprehensive policy implementation, CFDA 16.835, with the most recent grant awards dated October 1, 2024.
The program funds concrete operational activities: purchase and lease of BWCs for patrol, detention, corrections, and court security personnel; digital evidence management systems and cloud storage infrastructure; policy development and revision; officer and staff training on camera use and legal compliance; integration of BWC footage into training curricula on de-escalation and procedural justice; and demonstration projects testing new approaches to evidence sharing and analysis. Recipients span municipal police departments, sheriffs' offices, state corrections agencies, prosecutors' offices, and campus police. Recent awards show funding for equipment replacement (agencies upgrading aging cameras), expansion to new personnel categories (detention officers, non-sworn community services staff, parole officers), and demonstration projects analyzing BWC data through artificial intelligence to identify training gaps and use-of-force patterns.
The portfolio is predominantly Project Grants (394 awards, 64 percent) with smaller shares of Cooperative Agreements (134 awards, 22 percent) and Block Grants (85 awards, 14 percent). The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance dominates funding, accounting for 521 awards totaling $183.5 million in federal dollars obligated of the program's combined $189.1 million federal total. Three funding agencies appear in the portfolio; the two non-BJA entities account for a negligible share.
Combined federal and non-federal dollars obligated total $256.1 million, indicating recipients contribute approximately $67 million in matching or cost-share funds. Recent awards range from under $10,000 (small rural agencies purchasing handful of cameras) to $2 million (New York City Department of Correction expanding to 2,500 cameras for all uniformed members). Mega-awards include Colorado Springs Police Department ($1.54 million, 825 replacement cameras plus evidence technician), Iowa Department of Public Safety ($2.45 million, 650 cameras statewide), Spokane Sheriff's Office ($945 thousand for AI-powered training analysis), and Port Authority Police Department ($967 thousand for integrating 70,000 hours of existing footage into academy curriculum).
Representative recent awards illustrate program scope: Suffolk County District Attorney's Office received $984 thousand to establish a dedicated body-worn camera unit for timely redaction and disclosure of footage under New York discovery law; Macomb County Prosecutor's Office received $1 million to enhance digital evidence efficiency across 22 law enforcement agencies; New York City Department of Correction received $2 million to phase out existing cameras and issue 2,500 units to all uniformed members as standard equipment; Kansas Highway Patrol received $1 million to develop comprehensive policy, deploy cameras statewide, and measure program effectiveness; and Maine Department of Corrections received $400 thousand to deploy 200 cameras across state facilities with policy and training development.
Two opportunities are currently open. BJA FY26 Body-Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program to Support Law Enforcement Agencies (O-BJA-2026-172677) was posted August 13, 2026, with due date September 25, 2026, soliciting grants from publicly funded law enforcement and correctional agencies for equipment purchase, lease, and comprehensive program development across multiple applicant types including state and county governments, municipalities, tribal organizations, and independent school districts. BJA FY25 Invited to Apply - Small, Rural, and Tribal Body-Worn Camera Program (O-BJA-2025-172594) was posted April 28, 2026, with due date May 6, 2026, seeking a cooperative agreement recipient to administer subawards and provide training and technical assistance to small, rural, and tribal law enforcement agencies.
Objective and description
- Objective
Program goal(s) name: Improve usefulness of body worn camera information as evidence and the safety of officers Program goal(s) description: Improve documentation of public encounters, operational effectiveness and safety of law enforcement and corr
- Description
This program provides funding to support law enforcement and correctional agencies to establish or expand body-worn camera (BWC) programs, including the purchase or lease of BWCs and the capacity to manage, analyze, and share digital evidence
Eligibility
- Beneficiary eligibility
Beneficiaries are the criminal justice agencies involved in a BWC program deployment and the communities involved.
- Length and time phasing of assistance
New grant. Assistance is drawn down according to a timeline submitted by grantee. The grant period is 36 months.
How to apply
- Preapplication coordination
To learn if the state has designated an entity to coordinate and review proposed federal financial assistance see list of states at: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/SPOC-4-13-20.pdf.
- Criteria for selecting proposals
Criteria for selecting proposals is determined as part of the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO).
- Award procedure
All final award decisions will be made by the Assistant Attorney General, unless a statute explicitly authorizes award decisions by another official or there is written delegation of authority to another official. For successful applicants, JustGrants will send a system-generated email to the Application Submitter, Authorized Representative, and Entity Administrator with information on accessing their official award package in JustGrants. The award package will include key information (such as funding amount and period of performance) as well as award conditions that must be followed. The Authorized Representative for the entity should accept or decline the award within 45 days of the notification.
- Time to approval or disapproval
The review procedure for applications is specified in the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) and generally includes eligibility and responsiveness, merit, programmatic, budget, and risk reviews.
- Renewals
In some cases, award periods may be extended if specific criteria are met. For details, please review the discussion of no-cost extensions in the Criteria for Award Extension section of the Department of Justice Grants Financial Guide available at https://www.ojp.gov/funding/financialguidedoj/overview
- Appeals
There are no appeal rights for rejection of a discretionary application. See section 28 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 18.
Grant opportunities
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Grant awards
Latest 10 of 613 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justice And Security Strategies, Inc. | $42,180,000 | 22% |
| 2 | New Jersey Department Of Law & Public Safety | $5,100,344 | 3% |
| 3 | The CNA Corporation | $3,998,437 | 2% |
| 4 | New York State Department Of Corrections And Community Supervision | $3,835,176 | 2% |
| 5 | City Of Houston | $3,719,633 | 2% |
| 6 | City Of LOS Angeles | $3,679,196 | 2% |
| 7 | Crime & Delinquency Pa Commission On | $3,108,232 | 2% |
| 8 | Port Authority Of New York & New Jersey | $2,967,708 | 2% |
| 9 | Ohio Department Of Rehabilitation And Correction | $2,858,340 | 2% |
| 10 | County Of Riverside | $2,409,192 | 1% |
10 of 552 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | $3,767,309 |
| FY2025 | $16,407,973 |
| FY2024 | $16,146,244 |
| FY2023 | $30,982,101 |
| FY2022 | $46,682,263 |
| FY2021 | $16,006,771 |
| FY2020 | -$69,773 |
| FY2019 | $21,484,933 |
| FY2018 | $9,937,346 |
| FY2017 | $12,472,642 |
| FY2016 | $15,285,970 |
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Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 16.835?
Assistance Listing 16.835 is Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation, a federal grant program run by Office of Justice Programs (Department of Justice).
What is the CFDA number for Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation?
Its CFDA number is 16.835: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 16.835 awarded?
613 grant awards under 16.835 have obligated $189,103,779 in federal funds to 552 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 16.835?
The recipients obligated the most under Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation are Justice And Security Strategies, Inc. ($42,180,000), New Jersey Department Of Law & Public Safety ($5,100,344) and The CNA Corporation ($3,998,437).
How much did 16.835 obligate in fiscal year 2025?
Grants under 16.835 obligated $16,407,973 in federal funds in fiscal year 2025.
Are there open grant opportunities under 16.835?
No opportunity listed under 16.835 is open now. The latest, BJA FY26 Body-Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program to Support Law Enforcement Agencies, was posted on August 13, 2026.
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