Press Release  Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Over $3 Million for Police Body-Worn Cameras

Braintree — The Healey-Driscoll Administration has announced the award of over $3 million in grant funds to 32 local police departments, allowing municipal law enforcement agencies to implement or expand body-worn camera programs.

Through the Law Enforcement Body-Worn Camera Program, the administration awarded $3,070,985.04 to municipal police agencies, providing vital resources to secure body-worn camera equipment and on-site storage for captured video. The state-funded program is managed by the Office of Grants and Research (OGR), a state agency under the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS). Since 2021, nearly $13.2 million has been made available through the program as part of an overall commitment to supporting local police departments with their efforts to enhance transparency, accountability, and police-community relations.

“The Body-Worn Camera Grant Program reflects our commitment to improving public safety, enhancing police-community relations, and upholding our values of transparency and accountability. This technology has become an essential tool for law enforcement, and we’re proud to invest in resources that advance best practices and ensure safer communities across Massachusetts,” said Governor Maura Healey.

“Body-worn camera programs promote safer communities and provide a valuable tool that enhances transparency and accountability – the fundamental values to building stronger relationships between police and the communities they serve,” said Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll.

“The use of this advanced technology increases public safety, provides valuable documentation for evidentiary purposes, assists in resolving officer-involved incidents, an offers an important training tool for Departments and officers. These grants reflect our deep commitment to partnering with local police agencies and ensuring they have the resources needed to deliver the highest level of policing services to communities across Massachusetts,” said Public Safety and Security Secretary Terrence Reidy.

“During the four years that we have offered the Law Enforcement Body-Worn Camera Program, it has become an important resource for police departments across the state. We’re proud to support local police agencies throughout Massachusetts as they adopt this technology and expand body-worn cameras programs for the benefit of law enforcement and everyone in the community,” said OGR Executive Director Kevin Stanton.

The following departments received funding through the FY25 Law Enforcement Body-Worn Camera Program: 

 

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