Body-Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program (BWC PIP)

 
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    CFDA#

    16.835
     

    Funder Type

    Federal Government

    IT Classification

    A - Primarily intended to fund technology

    Authority

    Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)

    Summary

    The purpose of the FY 2023 Body-Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program to Support Law Enforcement Agencies (BWCPIP-LEA) is to fund the purchase of body-worn cameras (BWCs) that are implemented as part of comprehensive BWC programs.


    Funding under this program supports agencies seeking to establish, expand, or refine comprehensive BWC programs and have specified plans to implement this technology in a manner that maximizes the benefits of BWCs. As part of their submission, applicants must describe a deliberate and phased plan to deploy this technology, as well as specific ways it will be used to enhance the applicant agency's mission. 


    In 2023, BWC funding falls into five (5) categories:

    • Category 1: : Site-based Awards to Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs), including selfinitiated partnership applications - Funding under this category supports law enforcement agencies seeking to establish or expand comprehensive BWC programs that have specified plans to implement this technology in a manner that maximizes the benefits of BWCs in that law enforcement setting. As part of their proposal, the applicant must describe a deliberate and phased plan to deploy this technology, as well as specific ways it will be used to enhance the applicant agency's mission.
    • Category 2: Site-based Awards to State Correctional Agencies - Funding under this category supports state correctional agencies seeking to establish or expand comprehensive BWC programs that have specified plans to implement this technology in a manner that maximizes the benefits of BWCs in correctional settings. As part of their proposal, the applicant must describe a deliberate and phased plan to deploy this technology as well as specific ways it will be used to enhance the applicant agency's mission. An application may include the deployment of BWCs in one or more of the correctional institutions under the state's or territory's jurisdiction. These may also include deployment of BWCs to parole or other community supervision officers operating as agents for the state's or territory's correctional agency. 
    • Category 3Digital Evidence Management and Integration Demonstration Projects - Funding under this category supports existing or proposed digital evidence integration demonstration efforts in law enforcement agencies, prosecution agencies, or in partnerships between such agencies. Increasingly, digital data footage from BWCs is being integrated with other forms of digital evidence generated by the police (e.g., from dash cams, fixed cams, license plate readers, and aerial photography). Agencies are beginning to deploy integrated digital evidence systems, which are purpose-built within the agency, rely on commercially available digital evidence integration platforms, or rely on hybrid approaches. This award category is intended to support those agencies that have made clear and demonstrable progress in digital evidence sharing and integration across two or more agencies. This integration may be horizontal (across law enforcement agencies) or vertical (between law enforcement and prosecutors' agencies).
    • Category 4: Optimizing BWC Footage in Prosecutors' Offices Demonstration Projects - Funding under this category supports prosecutors' offices that are seeking to improve their capacity to receive, access, process, better interpret, and more efficiently use digital evidence from BWCs (and other digital devices).
    • Category 5Using BWC Footage for Training and Constitutional Policing Demonstration Projects - Funding under this category supports law enforcement agencies that have demonstrated success in using agency-generated BWC footage to (a) promote community outreach efforts, (b) improve officer performance through training using agency BWCs (e.g., de-escalation training) and/or (c) advance constitutional policing practices (e.g., monitoring officer compliance with BWC policy or standards for fair-and-effective policing).

    The BWC program includes the following main objectives:

    1. Establish a working relationship with the training and technical assistance provider to assure that comprehensive and deliberate BWC policies are in place or are developed and implemented during the grant period as part of the BWC program implementation. (Categories 1 and 2). 
    2. Purchase or lease and deploy BWCs in a planned and deliberate manner. (Categories 1 and 2). 
    3. Establish training protocols for officers, supervisors, and administrators on BWC use and policy (Categories 1 and 2). 
    4. Ensure all BWC program policies and practices are consistent with applicable state and local laws. 
    5. Develop a planned and phased approach to implementation that achieves broad support from prosecutors, partners, and other affected criminal justice stakeholders. 
    6. Address access to and sharing of BWC footage by law enforcement agency personnel, prosecutors, other criminal justice stakeholders, and the community. 
    7. Demonstrate a commitment to incorporating the evidentiary value of BWCs and digital evidence into daily administrative and field operations in a manner that promotes improvements in criminal justice outcomes, including improvements in officer and citizen safety, improvement in officer training, and promotion of constitutional policing. 
     

    History of Funding

    Approximately $24,000,000 was available in 2023. 2023 award recipients and project descriptions can be viewed here: https://data.ojp.usdoj.gov/stories/s/O-BJA-2023-171562/8ka6-3jtv/

    Approximately $24,000,000 was available in 2022. 2022 award recipients and project descriptions can be viewed here: https://data.ojp.usdoj.gov/stories/s/O-BJA-2022-171093/ekca-hsjc/

    Approximately $27,500,000 was available in 2021. Recipients can be viewed here: https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/awards/list?field_award_status_value=All&state=All&field_funding_type_value=All&fiscal_year=2021&combine_awards=bwc+&awardee=&city=#awards-awards-list-block-96p-ly-hjdt28vdn

    Additional Information

    Goals: 

    • The goals for Categories 1 and 2 are to support the purchase or lease of BWCs by law enforcement agencies or correctional agencies as well as to ensure that they are deployed as part of a comprehensive body-worn camera program that embodies evidence-based and problem-solving approaches. To achieve this comprehensive program, agencies should allow broad stakeholder input into its development, develop plans to integrate BWC technology within the agency's operational framework, enhance mutual trust between officers and the community, and promote organizational efficiency. 
    • The goals for Categories 3, 4, and 5 are to promote the documentation, development, and sharing of best practices by law enforcement agencies and prosecutors' offices that have already deployed BWC programs. Successful applicants will be able to assess, document, and share promising practices and lessons learned, all in a manner that allows replication by other interested agencies. 


    NOTE: Applicants that are seeking only to fund the purchase of BWCs without consideration of the broader program goals discussed below will not be considered for funding. Further, OJP strongly emphasizes the use of data and evidence in policy making and program development in criminal justice, juvenile justice, and crime victim services.

    Contacts

    National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Response Center

    National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Response Center
    Bureau of Justice Assistance
    810 Seventh Street NW
    Washington, DC 20531
    (800) 851-3420
    (301) 240-5830
     

  • Eligibility Details

    Category 1, 3, & 5 applicants must be publicly funded law enforcement agencies that operate under governmental authorities or a special jurisdiction. Eligible agencies include state, local, tribal, public university or college, park, and transportation authority police. Prosecutors' offices operating at a municipal, county, or state level are eligible to apply.

     

    Category 2 applicants must be publicly funded state or territory correctional agencies, provided that they perform law enforcement functions as part of regular duties that are supported by public funding.


    Category 4 applicants must be publicly funded prosecutors' offices operating at a municipal, county, or state level. 

    Deadline Details

    The SF-424 and the SF-LLL were to be submitted in Grants.gov by April 4, 2023, at 8:59 pm. The full application was to be submitted in JustGrants by April 11, 2023 at 8:59 pm. Similar deadlines are anticipated annually.

    Award Details

    Up to $24,000,000 is available in 2023 for five (5) categories:

    • Category 1: 40 awards for up to $2,000,000 each.
    • Category 2: 5 awards for up to $2,000,000 each.
    • Category 3: 2 awards for up to $1,000,000 each.
    • Category 4: 2 awards for up to $1,000,000 each.
    • Category 5: 2 awards for up to $1,000,000 each.

    A 50 percent cash or in-kind match is required for Categories 1 and 2, and for categories 3, 4, and 5 only if BWCs are proposed to be purchased or leased as part of the project proposed. Project periods for all categories will extend 36-months, starting October 1, 2023.

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