The Body-Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program (BWCPIP) supports publicly funded law enforcement and correctional agencies establish, expand, or enhance body-worn camera programs.
Donor Name: Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/27/2025
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
Properly implemented BWC programs can strengthen the evidentiary foundation for criminal prosecutions, provide reliable documentation of officer-citizen encounters, and deter assaults on officers.
Goals and Objectives
Goal 1: Strengthen the evidentiary value of BWC footage in criminal investigations and prosecutions.
- Objective 1.1: Promote agency policies that govern the secure capture, storage, and retention of BWC footage consistent with evidentiary standards.
- Objective 1.2: Expand the integration of BWC footage into case management systems to improve prosecutorial review and courtroom presentation.
- Objective 1.3: Support practices that streamline the transfer of digital evidence from law enforcement to prosecuting agencies.
Goal 2: Improve the operational effectiveness and safety of law enforcement and correctional personnel.
- Objective 2.1: Encourage the strategic deployment of BWCs in high-risk operational settings to improve officer safety.
- Objective 2.2: Support the use of BWC footage to exonerate officers following unfounded complaints or allegations of misconduct.
Goal 3: Advance agency-level capacity to manage and share digital evidence.
- Objective 3.1: Promote scalable digital evidence management systems that allow for efficient storage, tagging, and retrieval of BWC footage.
- Objective 3.2: Facilitate cross-agency collaboration in evidence sharing, including law enforcement-to-prosecutor and law enforcement-to-court workflows.
Funding Information
Category 1: Site-Based Awards to Publicly Funded Law Enforcement Agencies (including self-initiated partnership applications
- Anticipated Award Ceiling: $2,000,000
- Period of Performance: 36 months
Category 2: Site-Based Awards to Publicly Funded Correctional Agencies
- Anticipated Award Ceiling: $2,000,000
- Period of Performance: 36 months
Category 3: Digital Evidence Management, Sharing, and Integration Demonstration Projects
- Anticipated Award Ceiling: $1,000,000
- Period of Performance: 36 months
Eligibility Criteria
The types of entities that are eligible to apply for this funding opportunity are listed below:
Government Entities
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Native American Tribal governments (federally recognized)
Educational Organizations
- Independent school districts
- Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
Other
- Other units of local government
- Publicly Funded Law Enforcement Agencies
- Publicly Funded Correctional Agencies
State Government Entities: For the purposes of this NOFO, “state” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
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