On June 15, 2021, the Bureau of Justice Assistance announced that $33,517 was allocated to the Riviera Beach Police Department through the 2021 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program.  On July 27, 2021, the Police Department submitted the required grant application.

This grant will be used to purchase a Polaris All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) and additional police bicycles for the Riviera Beach Police Department's Community Policing Unit (COP).

The COP Unit is tasked with the responsibility of engaging the community through neighborhood events and have hosted approximately 120 events each year since the Unit has been active.  The ATV would allow the Unit to assist patrons, specifically the elderly, who attend beach event and often need assistance navigating the sand, as well as expediting transport of the injured to a staging area where medical assistance can be received.

As part of the community policing effort, the Police Department has created a Police Bike Unit; this effort is being expanded. The goal of the Bike Unit is to have officers conduct patrol in a manner where they are more accessible and less intimidating to the public.  The Unit currently has eight bicycles, and would like to acquire and additional eight, making it possible to have the Bike Unit conduct a bike patrol during each shift.