U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs
Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation
Key facts
- Open now
- None right now
- Closed for this year
- 1 grant, next round estimated
- Type of help
- Formula grant (amounts set by a formula), cooperative agreement (a grant with close agency involvement), project grant, use of federal property, facilities or equipment, specialized services, advice and counseling, technical information, training, investigation of complaints
How this money reaches Tennessee: this is a formula program. The federal government sends it to the state (or to large cities and counties), and a Tennessee agency usually passes it on to local groups as pass-through grants. Ask the state agency that runs it, or your regional development district, when their next local round opens.
Closed for this year
This year's round is over. GrantMe estimated the next round from last year's dates.
- BJA FY26 Body-Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program to Support Law Enforcement Agencies · Next round: about Aug 13 – Sep 25, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
What it pays for
How applications are judged
In each year's official notice: BJA FY26 Body-Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program to Support Law Enforcement Agencies
Match
None required (federal program listing).
Who in Tennessee has won this program
11 awards to Tennessee groups since 2022. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Memphis, Tennessee | Memphis, Shelby County | $2M | 2024 |
| City of Memphis | Memphis, Shelby County | $998K spent that year | 2025 |
| Rutherford County, Tennessee | Murfreesboro, Rutherford County | $263K spent that year | 2025 |
| Madison County, Tennessee | Jackson, Madison County | $80K spent that year | 2024 |
| City of Knoxville | Knoxville, Knox County | $66K spent that year | 2023 |
| Polk County Tennessee | Benton, Polk County | $58K spent that year | 2025 |
| Warren County | Mcminnville, Warren County | $40K spent that year | 2025 |
| Metropolitan Government of Lynchburg, Moore County | Lynchburg, Moore County | $34K spent that year | 2025 |
| City of Elizabethton, Tennessee | Elizabethton, Carter County | $22K spent that year | 2023 |
| City of Dayton, Tennessee | Dayton, Rhea County | $15K spent that year | 2023 |
| City of Springfield | Springfield, Robertson County | $9,653 spent that year | 2023 |
Source: USAspending.gov, 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. 6 pass-through grants on file. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Through | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polk County Government | Benton, Polk County | Justice and Security Strategies, Inc. | $59K | 2025 |
| County of Warren | Mcminnville | Justice and Security Strategies, Inc. | $40K | 2025 |
| County of Moore Metropolitan | Lynchburg, Moore County | Justice and Security Strategies, Inc. | $34K | 2024 |
| White County, Tennessee | Sparta, White County | Justice and Security Strategies, Inc | $25K spent that year | 2024 |
| White County, Tennessee | Sparta, White County | Justice & Securities Strategies, Inc | $16K spent that year | 2025 |
| City of Loudon, Tennessee | Loudon, Loudon County | Justice & Security Strategies, Inc | $15K spent that year | 2023 |
Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).