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Patrol

Steelers Quarterback Announces Eight Pittsburgh Area K-9 Grants

The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation at The Giving Back Fund will be distributing eight grants totaling $76,000 to police departments in the Pittsburgh, PA, area where the Steelers play their home games.

February 15, 2017

Technology

House Passes Bill to Help First Responders Acquire New Technologies

Legislation which will make it easier for first responders to acquire new equipment and technologies they need to respond to evolving threats was passed by the House Monday.

February 1, 2017

Patrol

Pittsburgh Steelers QB Announces Washington D.C. Area K-9 Grant

The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation at The Giving Back Fund will be distributing a grant to the Arlington County (MD) Police Department that will be used to purchase K-9 vests.

September 8, 2016

Technology

DOJ Announces $19M in Grants to Police Departments for Body Cameras

The Department of Justice awarded $19.3 million in grants Monday to dozens of police departments seeking to start using body cameras but turned down a greater number of applicants hoping for federal aid to deploy the technology.

September 22, 2015

Technology

DOJ Announces $20 Million Program to Help Agencies Buy Body Cameras

The program includes $17 million in competitive grants for the purchase of body-worn cameras, $2 million for training and technical assistance and $1 million for the development of evaluation tools to study best practices. The pilot program is part of President Obama’s proposal to invest $75 million over three years to purchase 50,000 body-worn cameras for law enforcement agencies.

May 1, 2015

Patrol

Rochester PD Receives Safety Equipment Grant from The Spirit of Blue Foundation

The Spirit of Blue Foundation announced today that it has awarded a Safety Equipment Grant to the Rochester (N.Y.) Police Department for the purchase of eight ballistic vests valued at $10,440.

April 13, 2015

Training

Funding for Police Training in Jeopardy in Michigan

The number of police officers on the beat across Michigan has taken a hit and so has funding for continued training after they graduate from the academy.

March 27, 2015

Patrol

Winery and Gary Sinise Sponsor Contest for First Responder Grants

Five local responder groups from across the United States will each receive a grant from Josh Cellars, which can be used towards important life-saving needs such as training, support services, and essential upgrades to equipment.

August 20, 2014

Patrol

K-9 Funding Grant Submissions Still Being Accepted

There is still time for all eligible police departments to submit applications for the 2014-2015 Ben Roethlisberger Foundation grant cycle to obtain funding for purchasing K-9s and K-9 gear.

August 4, 2014

Training

Texas Could Get Millions for Active Shooter Training

A law enforcement training center based at Texas State University in San Marcos may receive millions of federal dollars to support programs that train officers how to handle situations like the recent Fort Hood shooting.

April 16, 2014

Technology

Creative Financing for Ocean Systems' Solution

Helmsing sought and received approval from his superiors to approach local business users of surveillance video and ask them for donations for the Ocean Systems' equipment. "Banks and credit unions are big users of surveillance video so we started with them," Helmsing says.

March 5, 2014

Training

DOJ Awards $45M to Hire School Resource Officers

For its annual COPS hiring grants, the U.S. Department of Justice gave priority to agencies planning to hire more school resource officers and military veterans. Nearly $45 million was awarded to fund 356 new SRO positions.

September 30, 2013