BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE

PROGRAM UPDATE
BODY-WORN CAMERA POLICY AND IMPLEMENTATION
PROGRAM, FISCAL YEAR 2018
Body-worn cameras (BWCs) are a proven law enforcement
tool that has improved officer and public safety, enhanced
evidentiary value, and helped to build trust between police
and the citizens they serve. When properly implemented,
BWC programs have also contributed to reductions in useof-force and citizen complaints. The Department of Justice
provides numerous resources to assist state, local, and tribal
law enforcement agencies in developing and enhancing
their BWC programs. In addition to the resources listed
below, the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant
(JAG) Program is a valuable resource for agencies seeking
funds to implement BWC programs.

Body-Worn Camera Policy and
Implementation Program (BWC-PIP)
As part of President Trump’s commitment to expand
funding, training, and evidentiary tools for law enforcement
agencies, the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
significantly enlarged the Body-Worn Camera Policy
and Implementation Program (BWC-PIP) in 2018 with an
additional 75 BJA awards to grantees, bringing the 3-year
total to 338 awards. BWC-PIP funding will enable more than
70,000 BWCs to be deployed across the county as part of
broader BWC implementation strategies. Overall, BJA has
provided more than $70 million to BWC-PIP grantees during
the past 4 years to meet the immediate needs of local and
tribal law enforcement organizations.
BJA has provided awards to agencies in nearly every
state, as well as to several agencies operating in tribal
areas and territories, as depicted in the BWC Policy and
Implementation Program Award Map. A number of BWCPIP awards are administered as multiagency partnerships
or through regional and state organizations. In FY 2018,
for example, the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and
Delinquency received a BWC-PIP award to support BWC
implementation in 35 law enforcement agencies throughout

the state. All agencies funded through BWC-PIP have access
to training and technical assistance (TTA) to help them
develop their policies and implementation plans.

Body-Worn Camera Toolkit and
Technical Assistance
The BJA Body-Worn Camera Toolkit is an online resource
for stakeholders that includes lessons learned for
BWC implementation, model policies and procedures,
and research materials. To assist grantees, the toolkit
consolidates and explains research, promising practices,
templates, and tools that have been developed by experts.
In addition, BJA’s TTA provider, CNA’s Institute for Public
Research, provides resources and assistance through the
BWC-TTA website.

ABOUT BJA
BJA helps to make American communities safer by
strengthening the nation’s criminal justice system:
Its grants, training and technical assistance, and
policy development services provide state, local,
and tribal governments with the cutting-edge tools
and best practices they need to reduce violent and
drug-related crime, support law enforcement, and
combat victimization. To learn more about BJA,
visit www.bja.gov or follow us on Facebook (www.
facebook.com/DOJBJA) and Twitter (@DOJBJA).
BJA is a component of the Department of Justice’s
Office of Justice Programs.

U.S. Department of Justice • Office of Justice Programs • Bureau of Justice Assistance

November 2018
www.bja.gov

 BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE

PROGRAM UPDATE
BWC Policy and Implementation Program Funding Recipients, FY 2018
State Locality
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AL
AR
AZ
AZ
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CO
CO
CO
DE
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
GA

Jefferson County
Tuscaloosa County Commission
City of Jonesboro
Nogales Police Department
City of Yuma
Bell Police Department
City of Gustine
City of Santa Ana
City of Santa Rosa
Nevada County
Emeryville Police Department
Petaluma Police Department
Redwood City Police Department
City of Durango
City of Thornton
Grand County Sheriff's Office
City of Newark
City of Fort Myers
City of Hallandale Beach
Collier County Sheriff's Office
Eatonville Police Department
Seminole Tribe of Florida
Criminal Justice Coordinating Council

IA

City of Des Moines

IA
ID
IL
IL
IL
IN
KS
KS
KY
LA
LA
MA

Dubuque County Sheriff's Office
City of Idaho Falls
City of Chicago
City of Moline
Village of Montgomery
City of Fishers
Wichita Police Department
Merriam Police Department
Northern Kentucky University
City of New Roads
City of Denham Springs
City of Lawrence

MA

Essex County Sheriff's Department

MI

City of Farmington Hills

Federal
State Locality
Award
$702,000 MI City of Inkster
$30,000 MI City of Midland
$300,000 MN City of Champlin
$82,500 MN Fridley Police Department
$115,500 MN City of Lakeville
$52,500 MN City of Minneapolis
$54,000 MS City of Moss Point
$99,291 MS Jackson Police Department
$41,023 NC Currituck County Sheriff's Office
$123,000 NJ New Jersey State Park Police
$67,500 NJ New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety
$39,191 NJ Township of Pemberton
$150,146 NM City of Espanola
$60,000 NM Pueblo of Isleta
$153,180 NY City of Syracuse
$1,602 NY Village of Irvington
$90,000 OH Township of Perkins
$37,500 OK Muscogee (Creek) Nation
$141,984 OR Pendleton Police Department
$568,000 PA Beaver County Sheriff's Office
$7,599 PA City of Allentown
$306,000 PA City of Reading
$247,500 PA Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and
$87,502 PA
Delinquency
$57,242 PR Puerto Rico Police Department
$135,000 RI City of Newport
$639,370 TN City of Clarksville
$21,356 TX City of Balcones Heights
$50,000 TX Harris County
$120,000 TX Newton County Sheriff's Office
$100,500 UT Park City Municipal Corporation
$41,250 VI Government of the USVI - VI Police Department
$14,045 VT Orange County Sheriff's Department
$18,000 WA City of Pasco
$27,420 WI Village of Germantown
$112,835 WV Mingo County Commission
West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
$150,000 WV
Law Enforcement Section
$30,200 Total for All Awards

BWC Policy and Implementation Program Award Map

LEGEND
BWC FY18 PIP Site
BWC FY17 PIP Site
BWC FY16 PIP Site
BWC FY15 PIP Site

Federal
Award
$97,500
$110,641
$45,000
$63,000
$106,500
$430,500
$52,500
$300,000
$31,162
$132,000
$940,278
$75,000
$90,000
$63,000
$299,472
$30,000
$28,129
$82,500
$31,000
$36,750
$150,000
$187,500
$16,500
$1,399,816
$126,313
$15,000
$114,130
$32,530
$1,398,812
$45,000
$48,524
$300,000
$39,865
$140,225
$48,000
$27,000
$60,459
$12,269,342