Deadline: 27-Oct-2025
The Body-Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program (BWCPIP) continues its mission to support law enforcement and correctional agencies with federal funding for the purchase or lease of body-worn cameras (BWCs) and the development of comprehensive camera programs.
Since its launch, BWCPIP has addressed the increasing demand for reliable, real-time video evidence to strengthen criminal investigations, enhance prosecutorial outcomes, and document public encounters.
BWC footage has become a cornerstone of modern policing and correctional oversight, serving as both a critical source of evidence and a deterrent to assaults on officers. The technology also helps protect law enforcement personnel by exonerating officers when false allegations of misconduct arise.
The FY25 BWCPIP Notice of Funding Opportunity outlines three major goals. First, it aims to strengthen the evidentiary value of BWC footage through secure storage policies, integration into case management systems, and streamlined evidence transfers between agencies. Second, it seeks to improve operational effectiveness and officer safety by strategically deploying BWCs in high-risk environments and ensuring video is used to protect officers from unfounded complaints. Finally, it emphasizes building agency capacity to manage and share digital evidence by supporting scalable storage solutions and cross-agency collaboration between law enforcement, prosecutors, and the courts.
Funding is available under three categories. Category 1 provides site-based awards for state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies to establish or expand BWC programs. Category 2 focuses on correctional agencies implementing or growing camera use across institutions or community supervision operations. Category 3 supports digital evidence management demonstration projects for agencies that already have BWC programs and want to improve workflows, increase prosecutorial readiness, and strengthen evidence-sharing systems.
The Department of Justice has also highlighted funding priorities for applicants who align their proposals with national safety goals, including support for law enforcement operations, combating violent crime, protecting children, assisting trafficking victims, and coordinating local and federal law enforcement efforts.
The FY25 BWCPIP budget anticipates awarding $38 million across multiple grants. Up to 30 awards of $2 million each will be available for law enforcement agencies, while correctional agencies can compete for six awards of up to $2 million each. For digital evidence management projects, four awards of up to $1 million will be funded. The performance period for all categories begins October 1, 2025, and will span three years.
Eligible applicants include state, county, city, and tribal governments, as well as publicly funded law enforcement and correctional agencies. Independent school districts and public higher education institutions are also eligible under specific categories.
Through this opportunity, BWCPIP aims to strengthen trust, accountability, and operational efficiency across law enforcement and correctional systems, ensuring communities benefit from safer, more transparent public safety practices.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
