Gov Grants News and Articles

• Tenn. department secures $2.5M grant for body-worn cameras

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  Tennessee lawmakers awarded Oak Ridge Police $2.5 million from the Violent Crime Intervention Fund to equip officers with body-worn cameras and boost transparency

• N.J. to award $600K in grants for 'Click it or Ticket' enforcement programs statewide

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  106 N.J. police agencies will share $600,740 for seat-belt patrols and checkpoints during the May 19–June 2 Click It or Ticket crackdown

• DOJ opens FY25 COPS grants to curb heroin, opioid and meth crimes

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  State police agencies can apply by July 2, 2025, for up to $4 million (AHTF) or $2 million (CAMP) to bolster multijurisdictional heroin, opioid and meth investigations under new COPS Office funding opportunities.

• FEMA opens $396M in grants to support fire service staffing, fire prevention programs

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  SAFER and FP&S grant programs will fund new hires, fire prevention campaigns and firefighter health research for FY 2024

• Fla. county places free naloxone vending machines near jails

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  Five vending machines in Broward County jail lobbies now dispense free naloxone spray to departing inmates; $80K project funded by HHS grant.

• Texas police department launches DFR program

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  Prosper Police Department becomes the first agency in Texas to field Flock Safety’s Aerodome DFR system, funded by an MVCPA grant, promising 86-second on average responses and enhanced situational awareness

• DOJ opens 2025 CPD microgrants and LEMHWA wellness grant cycles

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  DOJ COPS Office opens FY 2025 CPD Microgrants and LEMHWA wellness grants; law-enforcement agencies have until June 24 to apply for up to $200K.

• DOJ opens FY25 COPS Hiring Program grant applications

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  Local, state, tribal and territorial agencies can seek up to $125K per officer, with initial filings due June 25

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