Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation (16.835)
Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation (Assistance Listing 16.835) is run by the Office of Justice Programs, part of the Department of Justice. It awarded $126 million in 261 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $483,622 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $140,000. Half of the 261 awards fell between $51,255 and $430,000, and they ranged from $4,385 to $22.0 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$126 million
- Grant awards261
- Typical award$140,000
- Awarded in FY 2025$16.4 million
- Size rank737 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceFormula grants, cooperative agreements, project grants, use of property, facilities, and equipment, provision of specialized services, advisory services and counseling, dissemination of technical information, training, investigation of complaints
Key findings
- Annual funding was roughly flat, $16.0 million in fiscal 2021 and $16.4 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 737th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 60% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 44 states and territories.
What the program funds
Program goal(s) name: Improve usefulness of body worn camera information as evidence and the safety of officers Program goal(s) description: Improve documentation of public encounters, operational effectiveness and safety of law enforcement and correctional personnel, evidentiary documentation, and prosecutorial outcomes. Program objective(s) name: Support Law Enforcement Program objective description: Support law enforcement, prosecutorial, and correctional agencies seeking to establish, expand, or enhance comprehensive Body-Worn Camera (BWC) programs and have specified plans to implement this technology in a manner that maximizes the benefits of BWCs in that agency setting.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation (16.835) awarded $126 million across 261 grant awards, an average of $483,622 per award.
Who usually wins
State and local governments received 67% of the money, businesses 30% and colleges and universities 0.4%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| State and local governments | 239 | $84.1 million | 67% |
| Businesses | 3 | $38.2 million | 30% |
| Other | 7 | $3.3 million | 2.6% |
| Colleges and universities | 10 | $560,125 | 0.4% |
| Nonprofits | 1 | $27,399 | less than 0.1% |
| Tribal governments and organizations | 1 | $22,000 | less than 0.1% |
By state
27 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 6 | $39.3 million |
| New York | 24 | $10.5 million |
| California | 18 | $8.1 million |
| New Jersey | 16 | $5.8 million |
| Michigan | 6 | $5.0 million |
| Massachusetts | 8 | $4.9 million |
| Ohio | 11 | $4.3 million |
| Florida | 18 | $4.2 million |
| Texas | 11 | $3.7 million |
| Washington | 6 | $3.6 million |
| Tennessee | 7 | $3.2 million |
| Colorado | 6 | $3.1 million |
| North Carolina | 11 | $2.4 million |
| Indiana | 3 | $2.3 million |
| Georgia | 6 | $2.0 million |
| Virginia | 6 | $1.9 million |
| Rhode Island | 2 | $1.9 million |
| Kansas | 4 | $1.9 million |
| District of Columbia | 2 | $1.8 million |
| Alaska | 2 | $1.6 million |
| Arizona | 4 | $1.5 million |
| Louisiana | 4 | $1.2 million |
| Iowa | 1 | $1.2 million |
| Connecticut | 3 | $1.2 million |
| Wisconsin | 9 | $1.1 million |
| Illinois | 11 | $1.1 million |
| Idaho | 2 | $1.0 million |
| Missouri | 8 | $981,720 |
| Pennsylvania | 5 | $873,054 |
| Utah | 2 | $799,089 |
| Delaware | 2 | $770,000 |
| Arkansas | 4 | $759,959 |
| North Dakota | 1 | $500,000 |
| Maine | 3 | $416,000 |
| Oregon | 4 | $410,857 |
| Alabama | 6 | $331,304 |
| Minnesota | 3 | $261,200 |
| New Hampshire | 3 | $249,550 |
| West Virginia | 1 | $140,708 |
| Nebraska | 3 | $128,082 |
| Mississippi | 5 | $110,258 |
| Nevada | 1 | $56,000 |
| Kentucky | 1 | $38,858 |
| South Dakota | 2 | $36,945 |