Virtual Reality De-escalation Training

 

Goal: To prepare officers to safely and effectively respond to the range of situations they face in the line of duty and develop confidence within the community that law enforcement will treat individuals fairly and in accordance with the law. Objective(s): 1) Develop and implement a virtual reality scenario-based training curriculum designed to improve officers de-escalation skills and enhance their ability to respond to individuals in crisis; 2) Enhance agency-wide strategy for the integration of the new immersive virtual reality scenario-based training; and, 3) Foster community participation in the planning and implementation of a virtual reality scenario-based training programs. Performance Measure 1: Percentage of grantees conducting community involvement; Performance Measure 2: Number of community members and officers who have undergone at least one virtual reality scenario-based; and, Performance Measure 3: Percentage of grantee training programs that improved officers ability to respond to individuals in crisis.

Active 16.054 Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice B - Project Grants Not applicable. Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2023, Public Law 117-328, Statute 136,4459, 4534, 4535 State and local governments, specifically law enforcement entities, including law enforcement agencies based at state educational institutions. Not applicable. Not applicable. Preapplication coordination is required. Coordination with an academic partner is required. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. See the current fiscal year's solicitation available at the Office of Justice Programs web site at (https://www.ojp.gov/funding/explore/current-funding-opportunities and https://www.ojp.gov/funding/financialguidedoj/ii-preaward-requirements for additional information. Upon approval by the Assistant Attorney General (for science offices, would be the Director of the applicable Office), successful applicants are notified via the JustGrants System. One copy of the grant award must be signed by the authorized official and returned to the Office of Justice Programs within 45 days of award date. For further information, please see https://www.ojp.gov/funding/financialguidedoj/ii-preaward-requirements. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines From 120 to 180 days. Not applicable. In some cases, award periods may be extended if specific criteria are met. For details, please review the discussion of no-cost extensions in the Criteria for Award Extension section of the Department of Justice Grants Financial Guide available at https://www.ojp.gov/funding/financialguidedoj/iii-postaward-requirements. See the current fiscal years' program solicitation available at the Office of Justice Programs web site at https://www.ojp.gov/funding/explore/current-funding-opportunities. Funding can be used to acquire virtual reality technology, training development, delivery and assessment. Performance Reports: To assist in fulfilling the Departments responsibilities under the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA), Public Law 103-62, and the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010, Public Law 111–352, recipients must provide data that measures the results of their work. Not applicable. Not applicable. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Award periods for Office of Justice programs generally range from 12 to 36 months. For specifics pertaining to this program, please see the current fiscal year’s program solicitation available at the Office of Justice Programs web site (https://www.ojp.gov/funding/explore/current-funding-opportunities). For additional information, see the Department of Justice Grants Financial Guide section on “Period of Availability of Funds" at https://www.ojp.gov/funding/financialguidedoj/iii-postaward-requirements. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: Lump. See the current fiscal years' program solicitation available at the Office of Justice Programs web site (https://www.ojp.gov/funding/explore/current-funding-opportunities. For additional guidance, please reference the Department of Justice Grants Financial Guide (https://www.ojp.gov/funding/financialguidedoj/overview) and Post award Instructions (https://www.ojp.gov/funding/financialguidedoj/iii-postaward-requirements). Applicable administrative requirements and Department of Justice regulations applicable to specific types of grantees can be found in title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations (2 C.F.R.). Kristie Brackens
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
Bureau of Justice Assistance
810 7th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20531 USA
Kristie.Brackens@usdoj.gov
Phone: (202) 305-1229 https://bja.ojp.gov/news/new-opportunity-virtual-reality-de-escalation-site-based-initiative 15-0404-0-1-754 (Project Grants) FY 22$0.00; FY 23 est $5,000,000.00; FY 24 est $0.00; - 11 anticipated number of awards; $800,000 per award In accordance with the requirement set forth in 2 CFR 200, Subpart F, grantees must maintain all financial records, supporting documents, statistical records, and all other records pertinent to the award for at least 3 years following the close of the most recent audit. For additional guidance, please visit https://www.ojp.gov/funding/financialguidedoj/iii-postaward-requirements. Not applicable.