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Virtual Reality De-escalation Training

Program Information

Popular name

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Program Number

16.054

Program objective

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.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

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Additional program information

  1. 2023

    Seventeen (17) projects totaling $12,617,021 were awarded in FY 2023. Please visit https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-bja-2023-171767 to view the awards.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

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.