U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs
Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program
Key facts
- Open now
- None right now
- Type of help
- Direct payment for a set purpose
What it pays for
Goal: Protect the lives of law enforcement officers
Use federal funding to protect law enforcement officers with body armor vests.
Support purchase of bullet proof vests
Program objective description: The objective of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP) program is to protect the lives of law enforcement officers by helping State, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies provide law enforcement officers with armor vests.
How applications are judged
In each year's official notice
Match
None required (federal program listing).
Who in Tennessee has won this program
60 awards to Tennessee groups since 2022. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Crossville | Crossville, Cumberland County | $46K spent that year | 2023 |
| Cheatham County | Ashland City, Cheatham County | $31K spent that year | 2025 |
| Sullivan County, Tennessee | Blountville, Sullivan County | $27K spent that year | 2024 |
| City of Franklin, Tennessee | Franklin, Williamson County | $19K spent that year | 2024 |
| City of Johnson City | Johnson City, Washington County | $16K spent that year | 2025 |
| City of Gallatin | Gallatin, Sumner County | $15K spent that year | 2025 |
| City of Columbia, Tennessee | Columbia, Maury County | $15K spent that year | 2025 |
| City of East Ridge | East Ridge, Hamilton County | $13K spent that year | 2024 |
| City of Cleveland | Cleveland, Bradley County | $11K spent that year | 2025 |
| City of Hendersonville Tennessee | Hendersonville, Sumner County | $11K spent that year | 2025 |
| Town of Smyrna | Smyrna, Rutherford County | $9,950 spent that year | 2025 |
| City of Bartlett, Tennessee | Bartlett, Shelby County | $9,712 spent that year | 2025 |
Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse.
Tennessee groups that got this money through a state agency or another organization
This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. In Tennessee, Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration and Tennessee Department of Military and Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security pass it on: watch those agencies for applications, not the federal agency. 9 pass-through grants on file. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Through | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Dickson, Tennessee | Dickson, Dickson County | Bureau of Justice Assistance | $8,476 spent that year | 2023 |
| Town of Collierville, Tennessee | Collierville, Shelby County | Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security | $7,800 spent that year | 2025 |
| City of Dresden, Tennessee | Dresden, Weakley County | State of Tennessee | $7,022 spent that year | 2025 |
| City of Tullahoma, Tennessee | Tullahoma, Coffee County | TN Dept of Justice | $4,500 spent that year | 2025 |
| Henderson County, Tennessee | Lexington, Henderson County | Tennessee Department of Military | $4,219 spent that year | 2024 |
| City of Brownsville | Brownsville, Haywood County | Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration | $3,796 spent that year | 2024 |
| City of Milan | Milan, Gibson County | State of Tennessee Department of Justice | $3,358 spent that year | 2025 |
| City of Milan | Milan, Gibson County | State of TN Department of Justice | $1,655 spent that year | 2023 |
| Town of Farmville, VA | Farmville | Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) | $550 spent that year | 2025 |
Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).