Police Grants News and Articles

• Building community bridges one act of kindness at a time

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  The BlueBridge Alliance Program puts prepaid debit cards directly in the hands of officers to help people they encounter who are struggling

• Temple University Police Department receives $1.7M grant following officer's death

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  Funds will help the department with technology and records upgrades, as well as support recruitment, retention and training

• Tenn. uses $1.5M federal grant to test over 500 rape kits at private Fla. lab

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  Tennessee Bureau of Investigations will send 1,000 rape kits if more grant funding becomes available

• Texas school district buys first aid kits and receives a grant for ballistic shields for officers

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  Brownsville school district purchases IFAKs and 72 ballistic shields funded by a $382,252 grant from Gov. Greg Abbott

• Wyo. officers use $345K grant to curb recidivism in substance abuse users

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  Local police and sheriff's deputies can now refer a substance misuse suspect to a case worker and get that person immediate and long-term help

• Is your PD considering an electric vehicle purchase? This chief answers FAQs about Tesla Model Y squad

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  Somerset PD Chief Joel Trepczyk answered residents' questions following their EV purchase, including why the Model Y was chosen as well as officer feedback

• Ky. State Police to be equipped with body-worn cameras for 1st time due to grant funding

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  KSP will hire 28 civilian employees to assist in documentation, maintenance and archival of video footage captured through the new video recording system

• Nearly 200 Mich. school districts receive $25M in state grants to hire SROs

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  The money may be used for salaries, benefits and training for the school resource officers

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