Update
Fiscal Year 2016
Body-Worn Camera Program

BWC Policy and Implementation Program

Awards Map

The Department of Justice (DOJ) recognizes body-worn
cameras as a law enforcement strategy aimed at improving
public safety, reducing crime, and improving public trust
between police and the citizens they serve. DOJ provides
numerous resources to assist state, local, and tribal law
enforcement agencies in developing and enhancing their
body-worn camera programs. In addition to the resources
listed below, the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance
Grant (JAG) Program is a valuable resource for agencies
when seeking funds to implement body-worn camera
programs.

BJA Body-Worn Camera
Policy and Implementation Program
Funding for Body-Worn Camera Programs
As part of President Obama’s commitment to expand
funding and training to law enforcement agencies through
community policing initiatives, the Bureau of Justice
Assistance (BJA), part of DOJ’s Office of Justice
Programs (OJP), over two years has provided over $41
million to the Body-Worn Camera (BWC) Policy and
Implementation Program to respond to the immediate needs
of state, local and tribal law enforcement organizations. The
BWC Policy and Implementation Program has significantly
expanded with BJA’s FY 2016 additional awards to 106
agencies, bringing the two-year total to 179 awards.
Collectively, in two program years, BJA has processed 492
BWC applications from 47 states, territories, the District of
Columbia, and tribal governments. These applicants
requested over $85 million in federal funds and sought the
purchase of over 86,000 cameras.
The selected training and technical assistance provider,
CNA, assists BJA by providing guidance, oversight, training,
data collection, research analysis, and
performance management to grantees and non-grantees.

Body-Worn Camera Grant Applications
492 Submitted, 179 Awarded
284

91

49

85

23

Extra Large
Agencies

68

38

Large
Agencies

33
Medium
Agencies

Small
Agencies

Estimated Body-Worn Cameras

86,686 Requested, 38,120 Awarded
38,965

25,948
20,789

17,516
11,854

8,301

984 449
Extra Large
Agencies

Large
Agencies

Medium
Agencies

Body-Worn Camera Toolkit
Online Resource Guide
The BJA Body-Worn Camera Toolkit is an online resource
for stakeholders that includes lessons learned for
implementation, model policies and procedures, and
research materials. To assist grantees, the toolkit
consolidates and translates research, promising practices,
templates, and tools that have been developed by renowned
experts.

http://www.bja.gov/bwc

Small
Agencies

 Fiscal Year 2016 Body-Worn Camera Awards
State
AK
AL
AL
AL
AL
AR
AR
AR
AZ
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CO
CO
CO
DE
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
GA
GA
GA
IA
IA
IA
IA
IL
IL
IL
IN
IN
KS
KS
KY
KY
MI
MI
MI
MI
MI

Locality
Juneau
Birmingham
Dothan
Florence
University of North Alabama
Fayetteville
University of Arkansas- Fort Smith
Arkansas Tech University
Yuma
Los Angeles County
County of Riverside
County of Alameda
Riverside
County of Tulare
Covina
Escondido
San Luis Obispo
Simi Valley
Foothill De Anza
Fort Bragg
Coalinga
City and County of Denver
El Paso County
County of Custer
New Castle County
Orange County
Broward
Miami
Fort Lauderdale
Riviera Beach
Sunrise
Santa Fe College
Fulton County
Savannah
Woodstock
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
North Liberty
Webster County
Evanston
Village of Lakemoor
Henderson
Carmel
Cumberland
Shawnee
Kansas State University
Fort Thomas
Scottsville
Eaton County
Pokagon Band of the Potawatomi Indians
Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi
Indians
Little Traverse Bay Bands of the Odawa
Indians
Sturgis

Federal Award
$
25,060
$
300,000
$
202,500
$
69,916
$
5,707
$
186,496
$
12,000
$
17,656
$
104,988
$
999,600
$
577,900
$
1,000,000
$
150,000
$
97,432
$
186,635
$
248,940
$
74,060
$
187,500
$
27,194
$
25,219
$
4,000
$
130,606
$
79,500
$
3,674
$
121,500
$
225,000
$
999,564
$
960,000
$
600,000
$
130,885
$
250,000
$
28,490
$
108,375
$
94,532
$
60,000
$
450,000
$
96,800
$
14,910
$
9,240
$
139,277
$
12,413
$
11,346
$
86,512
$
17,255
$
44,003
$
6,878
$
5,893
$
15,559
$
74,400
$
63,131

State
MN
MN
MO
MS
NC
NC
NE
NE
NJ
NJ
NJ
NJ
NJ
NJ
NV
NV
NY
NY
NY
OH
OH
OH
OK
OK
OR
OR
OR
OR
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PR
RI
SC
SC
SC
SC
SC
TN
TN
TX
TX
TX
VA
VA
VA
VA
WI

Locality
Shakopee
Brooklyn Park
Hazelwood
Pearl River Community College
Raleigh
Greensboro
University of Nebraska at Omaha
O'Niell
State Department of Public Safety
Camden County
Newark
Brick
Evesham Township
Haledon
Nye County
Humboldt County
Syracuse University
Mount Vernon
Salamanca
Cincinnati
Hillsboro
Shawnee
Oklahoma City
Rogers County
County of Washington
Hillsboro
Marion County
Portland State University
Pennsylvania State Police
Scranton
Pottsville
Lehigh
Colonial Regional PD
Mayaguez
Providence
State Law Enforcement Division
Berkeley County
Rock Hill
Aiken
Hampton County
Chattanooga
Morristown
Austin
Houston
United Independent School Dist.
Roanoke
Winchester
Bedford County
Nottoway County
Fitchburg

Federal Award
$
60,000
$
50,038
$
56,321
$
13,471
$
600,000
$
300,000
$
20,292
$
5,341
$
575,361
$
118,500
$
372,500
$
112,500
$
144,000
$
17,920
$
165,000
$
40,000
$
88,965
$
84,000
$
8,892
$
600,000
$
11,018
$
6,727
$
270,000
$
46,075
$
175,000
$
217,500
$
99,000
$
20,364
$
52,050
$
94,268
$
40,000
$
6,125
$
7,723
$
95,427
$
375,000
$
450,605
$
150,000
$
89,339
$
47,125
$
66,000
$
299,992
$
42,500
$
750,000
$
358,886
$
47,061
$
90,000
$
104,828
$
10,335
$
7,340
$
46,500

$

18,405

WI

Dodge County

$

79,500

$
$

14,225
6,261

WI
WY

Dodgeville
Laramie County

$
$
$

13,203
16,500
16,960,529

Total Award :