Police Grants News and Articles

• Va. sheriff’s office awarded $300K grant to set up addiction treatment programs for community

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  “The program includes evidence-based treatment, and recovery support for persons with opioid use disorder… and mental health disorders,” the Richmond Sheriff’s Office stated

• Miss. PD receives nearly $200K grant to bolster Real Time Crime Center

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  The Tupelo Police Department will use the $191,000 grant to purchase a mobile surveillance trailer and more license plate readers

• Texas police department clears half of rape kit backlog as crime lab nears full staffing

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  Federal funding and expanded lab staffing are driving Fort Worth Police Department's effort to clear over 500 untested kits

• ‘Drone-in-a-box’ technology to transform disaster response in North Carolina

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  Autonomous drones can be placed in communities before a storm and then deployed remotely to start collecting images of damage and deliver emergency supplies

• Wash. sheriff's office gets federal grant to purchase two 'Grappler Police Bumper' systems

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  The Thurston County Sheriff's Office is one of 13 law enforcement agencies in Washington selected to receive a cumulative $2.6 million in funding from the grant program

• Ohio announces $24M in traffic safety grant funding

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  A total of 189 grants were awarded, with 159 grants distributed among 145 law enforcement agencies in 63 counties and 30 allocated for statewide programs

• Mass. towns awarded $72K in grants plan to put money toward less lethal weapons, new cruiser

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  The Haverhill PD is receiving $34,493 to continue equipping its police force with less lethal weapons, while the Lawrence PD was awarded $37,617 to purchase a new marked vehicle

• Wash. sheriff's office unveils new $4M Real Time Crime Center

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  Spokane County used federal American Rescue Plan funds to build and staff the center, which aims to improve deputies' situational awareness and quicken responses

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