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Volume 8 Oct/Nov 2016 Edition NICE Provides Free Grant Assistance to PDs for Investigative Software (Find out how NICE Investigate, the first digital policing solution that automates and expedites the entire digital investigation process, helps investigators close more cases faster, leading to more successful prosecutions. Courtesy of NICE and YouTube) NICE Investigate Provides Law Enforcement Agencies a Comprehensive, CJIS-Compliant Cloud Solution for Managing Investigations & Digital Evidence to Help Close More Cases Faster NICE, a competitor in the 2016 AST Homeland Security Awards ‘ASTORS’ competition, is partnering with PoliceGrantsHelp to offer free grant assistance to help link US police departments with grants to purchase NICE Investigate, a unique cloud-based solution that automates the entire investigation process. Through the service, police departments can obtain information on available grants related to NICE Investigate, while taking advantage of free grant research and alerts, complimentary training on how to write effective grants, and free grant reviews. Discounted grant writing services are also available. NICE Investigate is the first open digital policing and investigation solution to automate the collection, analysis and sharing of case evidence. It puts evidence into context based on time, sequence and location to help investigators understand the ‘who, what, when, where and why’ so they can close more cases faster. John Rennie, General Manager of the NICE Public Safety group NICE Investigate runs on the secure Microsoft Azure Government cloud and is the industry’s most comprehensive, scalable, FBI CJIS-compliant cloud-based solution for managing investigations and digital evidence. “We’re excited to partner with PoliceGrantsHelp to make it easier for police departments to secure grant funding for technology that will ultimately help them improve their investigative efficiency and effectiveness,” said John Rennie, General Manager of the NICE Public Safety group. “Whether they’re unfamiliar with the grant process, lack the knowledge or resources to successfully apply for grants, or simply want to streamline 62