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  • Traffic Safety & Impaired Driving Training Grant Funds Now Available to Ohio Law Enforcement

    Traffic Safety & Impaired Driving Training Grant Funds Now Available to Ohio Law Enforcement

    The Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy (OPOTA) has received a $280,000 federal grant to fund law enforcement training on identifying impaired drivers and investigating traffic collisions.

    Funds from the Traffic Safety and Impaired Driving Training Grant will be used to reimburse the cost of tuition for Ohio law enforcement officers who attend the following OPOTA courses:

    • Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE) helps officers identify alcohol- and drug-impaired drivers.
    • Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST) Instructor certifies participants to instruct courses on field-sobriety testing.
    • Advanced Traffic Collision Investigation (Level II) covers advanced techniques for investigating traffic collisions, including measuring, mapping and analyzing vehicle behavior. 
    • Radar and Lidar Operator teaches participants to operate radar and lidar devices (which measure speed) and includes field exercises, mock trial preparation and courtroom testimony practice. 
    • Radar and Lidar Instructor trains participants to provide instruction on the operation of radar and lidar devices, as well as trial and courtroom-testimony preparation.
    • Traffic Collision Investigation (Level I) covers techniques for investigating traffic collisions, including preparing field sketches and applying mathematical formulas to determine vehicle speed.
    • Vehicle Dynamics (Level III) provides techniques and formulas for investigating traffic collisions, including instruction on vehicle systems, vehicle motion, hydroplaning and rollovers, as well as determining energy, speed and velocity.

    The grant is funded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and made available through the Ohio Department of Public Safety.

    Law enforcement officers may register for these and other OPOTA courses on the Ohio Attorney General’s Office (AGO) website, with full course descriptions and tuition information available here. OPOTA, which is part of the AGO, provides instruction on a variety of subjects for the Ohio law enforcement community using the latest research and industry best practices.

  • School districts may apply for trauma-informed care training

    School districts may apply for trauma-informed care training

    Attorney General DeWine Announces Initiative to Help Child Victims of Crime

    Columbus, Ohio —Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced a new initiative to help child victims of crime. Funded by grants from the federal Victims of Crime Act, DeWine is setting aside at least $25 million to fund children’s programs.

    “It is critical that crime victims have access to comprehensive care and services, and that includes services for our youngest, most vulnerable victims,” DeWine said. “We want to help ensure that kids who experience trauma receive the care they need.”

    DeWine called on organizations across the state to submit innovative ideas for programs in areas such as:

    • Providing comprehensive services to child victims of physical or sexual abuse.
    • Addressing mental health issues in children who have experienced trauma.
    • Providing trauma-informed care training to interested Ohio schools.
    • Helping children whose families are struggling with substance abuse.
    • Researching the impact of child abuse, neglect, and other adverse childhood experiences.
    • Locating safe, trauma-informed living environments for children.

    Organizations should contact the Ohio Attorney General’s Office to learn more about VOCA grants or to submit a proposal.



    The federal Victims of Crime Act (VOCA), signed into law in 1984, established an account known as the Crime Victims Fund, which is financed by federal settlements, fines, and penalties. States apply each year for the federal grant and then award VOCA funds to eligible public and nonprofit organizations.

    In Ohio, the Attorney General is responsible for administering the state’s VOCA grants. The state was awarded $117 million for fiscal year 2018-2019, an increase of more than $30 million from the previous year.