Community Oriented Policing Services Grants

Community Oriented Policing Services

The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) is the component of the U.S. Department of Justice responsible for advancing the practice of community policing and the Administration’s priority of Making America Safe Again by supporting the nation’s state, local, territorial and Tribal law enforcement agencies through information and grant resources. Community Policing Development (CPD): Law Enforcement Products and Resources funds are used to develop products and resources to provide guidance on promising practices; develop and test innovative strategies; build knowledge about effective practices and outcomes; and support new, creative approaches to preventing crime and promoting safe communities and a positive image of policing. The COPS Office seeks to enhance community policing development through this NOFO in the following two funding categories: Category 1: FY26 Community Policing Development – Law Enforcement Products and Resources The COPS Office CPD: Law Enforcement Products and Resources program provides funding for the development of resources on law enforcement topics, specifically designed for national distribution, that offer creative ideas to advance crime fighting and community policing through common sense policing practices and initiatives. Any proposed product or resource should be directly in support of the advancement of community policing through common sense policing strategies and practices. Category 2: FY26 Community Policing Development – COPS Training Portal The COPS Office CPD COPS Training Portal funds are used to deploy the COPS Office’s flagship eLearning program, the COPS Training Portal. A cornerstone of the COPS Office’s training and technical assistance program, the COPS Training Portal is responsible for approximately 75 percent of training deliveries annually for the COPS Office, provided at no cost to law enforcement officers, agencies, and stakeholders to improve access to high-quality training that fits the schedules, budgets, and needs of users across the country. As community policing is common sense policing, throughout the FY26 Community Policing Development (CPD): Law Enforcement Products and Resources NOFO materials, the terms “community policing” and “common sense policing” are used interchangeably, unless otherwise specified. All awards are subject to the availability of appropriated funds and any modifications or additional requirements that may be imposed by law.

Community Oriented Policing Services

The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) is the component of the U.S. Department of Justice responsible for advancing the practice of community policing and the Administration s priority of Making America Safe Again by supporting the nation s state, local, territorial and Tribal law enforcement agencies through information and grant resources. Community Policing Development (CPD): Law Enforcement Products and Resources funds are used to develop products and resources to provide guidance on promising practices; develop and test innovative strategies; build knowledge about effective practices and outcomes; and support new, creative approaches to preventing crime and promoting safe communities and a positive image of policing. The COPS Office seeks to enhance community policing development through this NOFO in the following two funding categories: Category 1: FY26 Community Policing Development Law Enforcement Products and Resources The COPS Office CPD: Law Enforcement Products and Resources program provides funding for the development of resources on law enforcement topics, specifically designed for national distribution, that offer creative ideas to advance crime fighting and community policing through common sense policing practices and initiatives. Any proposed product or resource should be directly in support of the advancement of community policing through common sense policing strategies and practices. Category 2: FY26 Community Policing Development COPS Training Portal The COPS Office CPD COPS Training Portal funds are used to deploy the COPS Office s flagship eLearning program, the COPS Training Portal. A cornerstone of the COPS Office s training and technical assistance program, the COPS Training Portal is responsible for approximately 75 percent of training deliveries annually for the COPS Office, provided at no cost to law enforcement officers, agencies, and stakeholders to improve access to high-quality training that fits the schedules, budgets, and needs of users across the country. As community policing is common sense policing, throughout the FY26 Community Policing Development (CPD): Law Enforcement Products and Resources NOFO materials, the terms community policing and common sense policing are used interchangeably, unless otherwise specified. All awards are subject to the availability of appropriated funds and any modifications or additional requirements that may be imposed by law.

Community Oriented Policing Services

The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) is the component of the U.S. Department of Justice responsible for advancing the practice of community policing and the Administration’s priority of Making America Safe Again by supporting the nation’s state, local, territorial and Tribal law enforcement agencies through information and grant resources. The FY26 Collaborative Reform Initiative (CRI) Organizational Assessment and Enhanced Training program funding opportunity to identify and implement organizational improvements aligned with the principles of community policing to law enforcement agencies through assessments, technical assistance and enhanced training. The Enhanced Training program offers a suite of innovative new on-line enhanced training experiences for law enforcement professionals nationwide that focus on implementing organizational and operational improvements and measuring outcomes in short amounts of time (between three and six months). They are conducted through a series of regularly scheduled virtual trainings with specific projects developed by participants for completion. The key features of the enhanced training experience include training in cohorts, flexible scheduling, blended learning, and continuous access to trainers and subject matter experts throughout the training period. Enhanced training courses are designed to maximize outcomes, implementation of new concepts, meaningful participation, and sustainability.

Community Oriented Policing Services

The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) is the component of the U.S. Department of Justice responsible for advancing the practice of community policing and the Administration’s priority of Making America Safe Again by supporting the nation’s state, local, territorial and Tribal law enforcement agencies through information and grant resources. The FY26 Collaborative Reform Initiative (CRI) program funding seeks to provide best practices of law enforcement agencies and the many ways they are protecting Americans, enhance officer safety and wellness, build agencies’ capacity for self-improvement and effectiveness, and promote community policing practices nationwide. This funding opportunity has two program subcategories of which applicants may apply for funding: Category 1: Collaborative Reform Initiative Technical Assistance Center (CRI-TAC). Since 2017, CRI-TAC has provided a wide array of TA services using a “by the field, for the field” approach. The CRI-TAC process is agency-driven and offers customizable, short-term technical assistance on more than 60 topics. Category 2: Collaborative Reform Initiative Critical Response. The Critical Response program is designed to provide targeted TA to law enforcement agencies experiencing high-profile events, major incidents, or sensitive issues of varying need. Critical Response is highly customizable and provides flexible assistance to law enforcement agencies in a variety of ways, including after-action reviews; peer-to-peer exchanges; targeted in-depth review, analysis, recommendations, and assessments; and facilitated discussions with subject matter experts. Critical Response projects may vary in duration depending upon scope. For more information about these programs, visit https://cops.usdoj.gov/collaborativereform.

Community Oriented Policing Services

The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) is the component of the U.S. Department of Justice responsible for advancing the practice of community policing and the Administration s priority of Making America Safe Again by supporting the nation s state, local, territorial and Tribal law enforcement agencies through information and grant resources. The FY26 Collaborative Reform Initiative (CRI) program funding seeks to provide best practices of law enforcement agencies and the many ways they are protecting Americans, enhance officer safety and wellness, build agencies capacity for self-improvement and effectiveness, and promote community policing practices nationwide. This funding opportunity has two program subcategories of which applicants may apply for funding: Category 1: Collaborative Reform Initiative Technical Assistance Center (CRI-TAC). Since 2017, CRI-TAC has provided a wide array of TA services using a by the field, for the field approach. The CRI-TAC process is agency-driven and offers customizable, short-term technical assistance on more than 60 topics. Category 2: Collaborative Reform Initiative Critical Response. The Critical Response program is designed to provide targeted TA to law enforcement agencies experiencing high-profile events, major incidents, or sensitive issues of varying need. Critical Response is highly customizable and provides flexible assistance to law enforcement agencies in a variety of ways, including after-action reviews; peer-to-peer exchanges; targeted in-depth review, analysis, recommendations, and assessments; and facilitated discussions with subject matter experts. Critical Response projects may vary in duration depending upon scope. For more information about these programs, visit https://cops.usdoj.gov/collaborativereform.

Community Oriented Policing Services

The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) is the component of the U.S. Department of Justice responsible for advancing the practice of community policing and the Administration s priority of Making America Safe Again by supporting the nation s state, local, territorial and Tribal law enforcement agencies through information and grant resources. The FY26 Collaborative Reform Initiative (CRI) Organizational Assessment and Enhanced Training program funding opportunity to identify and implement organizational improvements aligned with the principles of community policing to law enforcement agencies through assessments, technical assistance and enhanced training. The Enhanced Training program offers a suite of innovative new on-line enhanced training experiences for law enforcement professionals nationwide that focus on implementing organizational and operational improvements and measuring outcomes in short amounts of time (between three and six months). They are conducted through a series of regularly scheduled virtual trainings with specific projects developed by participants for completion. The key features of the enhanced training experience include training in cohorts, flexible scheduling, blended learning, and continuous access to trainers and subject matter experts throughout the training period. Enhanced training courses are designed to maximize outcomes, implementation of new concepts, meaningful participation, and sustainability.

Community Oriented Policing Services

The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) is the component of the U.S. Department of Justice responsible for advancing the practice of community policing and the Administration s priority of Making America Safe Again by supporting the nation s state, local, territorial and Tribal law enforcement agencies through information and grant resources. The COPS Office seeks to expand law enforcement accreditation through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). Community Policing Development Accreditation Under this funding opportunity, the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) is seeking to establish new and support existing accreditation bodies in states or territories. Funding will focus on such activities as providing technical assistance to agencies, defraying or underwriting accreditation costs, improving customer service and marketing, and developing user-friendly policy templates.

Community Oriented Policing Services

The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) is the component of the U.S. Department of Justice responsible for advancing the practice of community policing and the Administration’s priority of Making America Safe Again by supporting the nation’s state, local, territorial and Tribal law enforcement agencies through information and grant resources. The COPS Office seeks to expand law enforcement accreditation through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). Community Policing Development – Accreditation Under this funding opportunity, the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) is seeking to establish new and support existing accreditation bodies in states or territories. Funding will focus on such activities as providing technical assistance to agencies, defraying or underwriting accreditation costs, improving customer service and marketing, and developing user-friendly policy templates.

Community Oriented Policing Services

The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) is the component of the U.S. Department of Justice responsible for advancing the practice of community policing and the Administration’s priority of Making America Safe Again by supporting the nation’s state, local, territorial and Tribal law enforcement agencies through information and grant resources. This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the FY26 Safer Outcomes: Enhancing Crisis Response Training for Law Enforcement Program. This opportunity seeks to promote safe outcomes during police encounters through relevant training. Awards will be made to entities seeking to implement training and related supports. Training is supported for law enforcement officers, support personnel employed by law enforcement agencies, and associated mental health professionals working on crisis intervention teams as employees of a law enforcement agency or under a legal agreement with a law enforcement agency. Training programs and related funding requests must address one of more of the areas of focus listed below: 1. De-escalation tactics and alternatives to use of force. For purposes of this funding opportunity, the term “de-escalation” means taking action or communicating verbally or nonverbally during a potential force encounter in an attempt to stabilize the situation and reduce the immediacy of the threat so that more time, options, and resources can be called upon to resolve the situation without the use of force or with a reduction in the force necessary. 2. Safely responding to an individual experiencing a mental or behavioral health or suicidal crisis. Such a crisis is one in which the behavior of a person puts the person at risk of hurting himself or herself or others or impairs or prevents the person from being able to care for himself or herself or function effectively in the community. This also includes situations in which a person is under the influence of a drug or alcohol, is suicidal, or experiences symptoms of a mental illness; or may exhibit symptoms, including emotional reactions (such as fear or anger), psychological impairments (such as inability to focus, confusion, or psychosis), and behavioral reactions (such as the activation of a freeze, fight, or flight response). Under this focus area, applicants can request funds for co-responding clinicians. 3. Safe encounters with individuals with disabilities. The term “disability” has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102). 4. Successfully participating on a crisis intervention team. The term “crisis intervention team” means a collaborative, interdisciplinary team that brings together specially trained law enforcement officers, mental health providers, and other community stakeholders to respond to mental health–related calls, use appropriate de-escalation techniques, and assess if referral to services or transport for mental health evaluation is appropriate. 5. Making referrals to community-based services and support. This may include mental and behavioral health services and support, housing assistance programs, public benefits programs, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, and other services. Important Notice – Upcoming LEDTA National Standards. Please visit https://ledtatraining.org/. If applicable, the COPS Office will notify your organization of any award requirements to align with LEDTA national standards The COPS Office seeks to promote safe outcomes during police encounters through relevant training through this NOFO in the following three funding categories: Category 1: FY26 Safer Outcomes: Support for Law Enforcement Agencies Proposed projects for this category must address one or more of the areas of focus listed in the Purpose section of this funding opportunity. Category 2: FY26 Safer Outcomes: Continuation of Regional De-Escalation Training Centers Awards under this category will be made through two funding paths: Path 1: The Continuation of Regional De-escalation Training Centers path will provide continuation funding for the provision of training and programming to state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies in a multistate region. Path 2: The Continuation and Coordination of Regional De-escalation Training Centers path will support the coordination of the Regional De-escalation Training Centers, as well as the provision of training and programming to state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies in a multistate region. Regardless of the path selected, proposed projects for this category must address one or more of the areas of focus in the Purpose area of this funding opportunity. Category 3: FY26 Safer Outcomes: Curriculum Integration for Law Enforcement Academies and State-Level Training Centers This program promotes safe outcomes during police encounters through the integration of de-escalation and crisis response training into the curriculum of law enforcement academies and state-level training commissions. Partnerships with experts in adult learning concepts and curriculum development are highly encouraged. Awards under this funding opportunity will be made through two funding paths: Funding Paths Path 1: The Academy Path Traditional academy curricula provide separate blocks of instruction on prescribed material, whereas a curriculum that integrates one or more concepts will revisit these concepts throughout the entire training program within the context of new material. De-escalation and crisis response concepts are ideal for integration because they are relevant in the contexts of many traditional law enforcement training domains, including use of force, criminal law, communication, and procedural justice. These awards are intended to provide resources for academies seeking to update, revise, and supplement basic training curricula in a way that includes integration of training on de-escalation and crisis response as described in the five areas of focus. Path 2: The Commission Path Many state POSTs enforce training standards or mandate various training curricula that have developed over time to reflect changes to legislation, technological advancements, and evolving responsibilities of the police profession. This can sometimes result in a set of standards or a program of training that is not clearly defined or synthesized. These awards are intended to provide resources for commissions seeking to update, revise, and supplement law enforcement training standards or mandated curricula in a way that includes integration of training on de-escalation and crisis response as described in the five focus areas.

Community Oriented Policing Services

The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) is the component of the U.S. Department of Justice responsible for advancing the practice of community policing and the Administration s priority of Making America Safe Again by supporting the nation s state, local, territorial and Tribal law enforcement agencies through information and grant resources. This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the FY26 Safer Outcomes: Enhancing Crisis Response Training for Law Enforcement Program. This opportunity seeks to promote safe outcomes during police encounters through relevant training. Awards will be made to entities seeking to implement training and related supports. Training is supported for law enforcement officers, support personnel employed by law enforcement agencies, and associated mental health professionals working on crisis intervention teams as employees of a law enforcement agency or under a legal agreement with a law enforcement agency. Training programs and related funding requests must address one of more of the areas of focus listed below: 1. De-escalation tactics and alternatives to use of force. For purposes of this funding opportunity, the term de-escalation means taking action or communicating verbally or nonverbally during a potential force encounter in an attempt to stabilize the situation and reduce the immediacy of the threat so that more time, options, and resources can be called upon to resolve the situation without the use of force or with a reduction in the force necessary. 2. Safely responding to an individual experiencing a mental or behavioral health or suicidal crisis. Such a crisis is one in which the behavior of a person puts the person at risk of hurting himself or herself or others or impairs or prevents the person from being able to care for himself or herself or function effectively in the community. This also includes situations in which a person is under the influence of a drug or alcohol, is suicidal, or experiences symptoms of a mental illness; or may exhibit symptoms, including emotional reactions (such as fear or anger), psychological impairments (such as inability to focus, confusion, or psychosis), and behavioral reactions (such as the activation of a freeze, fight, or flight response). Under this focus area, applicants can request funds for co-responding clinicians. 3. Safe encounters with individuals with disabilities. The term disability has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102). 4. Successfully participating on a crisis intervention team. The term crisis intervention team means a collaborative, interdisciplinary team that brings together specially trained law enforcement officers, mental health providers, and other community stakeholders to respond to mental health related calls, use appropriate de-escalation techniques, and assess if referral to services or transport for mental health evaluation is appropriate. 5. Making referrals to community-based services and support. This may include mental and behavioral health services and support, housing assistance programs, public benefits programs, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, and other services. Important Notice Upcoming LEDTA National Standards. Please visit https://ledtatraining.org/. If applicable, the COPS Office will notify your organization of any award requirements to align with LEDTA national standards The COPS Office seeks to promote safe outcomes during police encounters through relevant training through this NOFO in the following three funding categories: Category 1: FY26 Safer Outcomes: Support for Law Enforcement Agencies Proposed projects for this category must address one or more of the areas of focus listed in the Purpose section of this funding opportunity. Category 2: FY26 Safer Outcomes: Continuation of Regional De-Escalation Training Centers Awards under this category will be made through two funding paths: Path 1: The Continuation of Regional De-escalation Training Centers path will provide continuation funding for the provision of training and programming to state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies in a multistate region. Path 2: The Continuation and Coordination of Regional De-escalation Training Centers path will support the coordination of the Regional De-escalation Training Centers, as well as the provision of training and programming to state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies in a multistate region. Regardless of the path selected, proposed projects for this category must address one or more of the areas of focus in the Purpose area of this funding opportunity. Category 3: FY26 Safer Outcomes: Curriculum Integration for Law Enforcement Academies and State-Level Training Centers This program promotes safe outcomes during police encounters through the integration of de-escalation and crisis response training into the curriculum of law enforcement academies and state-level training commissions. Partnerships with experts in adult learning concepts and curriculum development are highly encouraged. Awards under this funding opportunity will be made through two funding paths: Funding Paths Path 1: The Academy Path Traditional academy curricula provide separate blocks of instruction on prescribed material, whereas a curriculum that integrates one or more concepts will revisit these concepts throughout the entire training program within the context of new material. De-escalation and crisis response concepts are ideal for integration because they are relevant in the contexts of many traditional law enforcement training domains, including use of force, criminal law, communication, and procedural justice. These awards are intended to provide resources for academies seeking to update, revise, and supplement basic training curricula in a way that includes integration of training on de-escalation and crisis response as described in the five areas of focus. Path 2: The Commission Path Many state POSTs enforce training standards or mandate various training curricula that have developed over time to reflect changes to legislation, technological advancements, and evolving responsibilities of the police profession. This can sometimes result in a set of standards or a program of training that is not clearly defined or synthesized. These awards are intended to provide resources for commissions seeking to update, revise, and supplement law enforcement training standards or mandated curricula in a way that includes integration of training on de-escalation and crisis response as described in the five focus areas.

Community Oriented Policing Services

The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) is the component of the U.S. Department of Justice responsible for advancing the practice of community policing and the Administration’s priority of Making America Safe Again by supporting the nation’s state, local, territorial and Tribal law enforcement agencies through information and grant resources. The COPS Office / NHTSA Impaired Driving Curricula Invitational Program funding opportunity is intended to update and enhance of impaired driving curricula offered by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

Community Oriented Policing Services

The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) is the component of the U.S. Department of Justice responsible for advancing the practice of community policing and the Administration s priority of Making America Safe Again by supporting the nation s state, local, territorial and Tribal law enforcement agencies through information and grant resources. The COPS Office / NHTSA Impaired Driving Curricula Invitational Program funding opportunity is intended to update and enhance of impaired driving curricula offered by the U.S. Department of Transportation s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

Community Oriented Policing Services

This solicitation is being announced as an open competition targeted at state law enforcement agencies authorized by law or by a state agency to engage in or to supervise anti-methamphetamine investigative activities. Funding is limited and this solicitation is expected to be very competitive. Strong applications should demonstrate a multijurisdictional reach and participation in interdisciplinary team structures (i.e., task forces). Strong applications should also include multi-year state level methamphetamine seizure data to support their proposal. The goals for this program are to Increase efforts to locate and investigate illicit methamphetamine activities including precursor diversion, laboratories, or traffickers; establish new or enhance existing multijurisdictional and interdisciplinary task forces to lead to the seizure of precursor chemicals, finished methamphetamine, laboratories, and laboratory dump seizures; increase the use of community policing strategies (including problem solving, partnerships, and organizational changes) to reduce the manufacture, distribution, and use of methamphetamine; and increase anti-methamphetamine collaboration efforts with federal, state, local, and/or tribal partners involved in prevention, intervention/treatment, identification of drug endangered children and enforcement activities. The COPS Office reserves the right to limit awards to one per state at the time of award announcement.

Community Oriented Policing Services

Community Policing Development (CPD) funds are used to advance the practice of community policing in law enforcement agencies through training and technical assistance, demonstration projects, the development of innovative community policing strategies, applied research, guidebooks, and best practices. The COPS Office, a federal provider of innovative, customer-focused resources that address the continuing and emerging needs of those engaged in enhancing public safety through community policing, has designed the CPD solicitation to address critical topics in the law enforcement field by building on the principles of community policing. The 2016 CPD program has been established to fund specific projects related to the following topic areas: (1) Microgrant Initiative for Law Enforcement; (2) Critical Response Technical Assistance; (3) Community Policing Emerging Issues Forums; (4) Community Policing Training, (5) Law Enforcement Led 21st Century Policing Demonstration Projects, (6) 21st Century Policing Implementation Projects and (7) Invitational Awards. There is up to $5.5 million in CPD funds, subject to the availability of funding, and the COPS Office aims to fund numerous projects. All awards are subject to the availability of appropriated funds and any modifications or additional requirements that may be imposed by law. Funding is limited, and we expect this solicitation to be very competitive. The COPS Office may make some awards from the CPD solicitation in the form of a cooperative agreement, which is the funding instrument used if the COPS Office anticipates ongoing substantial involvement in award activities. Cooperative agreement recipients will be responsible for day-to-day project management but should expect direct oversight and collaboration by the COPS Office in implementing the award. Examples of substantial federal involvement may include, but are not limited to, participating in the selection of key recipient personnel; providing feedback on deliverables before publication; approving all conference-related costs prior to obligation; and redirecting the work as appropriate.

Community Oriented Policing Services

CHP provides funding directly to law enforcement agencies to hire and/or rehire career law enforcement officers in an effort to increase their community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. 2016 CHP grants will cover up to 75 percent of the approved entry-level salary and fringe benefits of each newly-hired and/or rehired, full-time sworn career law enforcement officer over the three-year (36 months) grant period, with a minimum 25 percent local cash match requirement and a maximum federal share of $125,000 per officer position. CHP grant funding will be based on your agency s current entry-level salary and fringe benefits for full-time sworn officers; any additional costs for higher than entry-level salaries and fringe benefits will be the responsibility of the grantee agency. All agencies requests will be capped at no more than five percent of their actual sworn force strength as reported at the time of updated application, up to a maximum of 25 officers. Agencies with a service population of 1 million or above may apply for up to 25 officer positions; agencies with a service population less than 1 million may apply for up to 15 officer positions. [The request of any agency with a sworn force less than or equal to 20 will be capped at one officer.] Funding under this program may be used to: Hire new officers, which includes filling existing officer vacancies that are no longer funded in your agency s budget. Rehire officers who have already been laid off from any jurisdiction as a result of state, local, or Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) budget reductions. The rehired officers must be rehired on or after the official grant award start date as it appears on your agency s award document. Documentation must be maintained showing the dates that the positions were laid off and rehired. Rehire officers who are (at the time of application) currently scheduled to be laid off by your jurisdiction on a specific future date as a result of state, local, or BIA budget reductions. Grantees will be required to continue funding the positions with local funding until the dates of the scheduled lay-offs. The dates of the scheduled lay-offs and the number of positions affected must be identified in the CHP application. CHP grants can be used to hire and or rehire School Resource Officers. Please note that the COPS Office requires that the officer(s) deployed into the SRO position(s) spend a minimum of 75 percent of their time in and around primary and/or secondary schools, working on youth-related activities. The time commitment of the funded officers must be above and beyond the amount of time that the agency devoted to the schools before receiving the grant. There must be an increase in the level of community policing activities performed in and around primary or secondary schools in the agency s jurisdiction as a result of the grant.

Community Oriented Policing Services

This solicitation is being announced as an open competition targeted at state law enforcement agencies authorized by law or by a state agency to engage in or to supervise anti-heroin and other opioid investigative activities. Funding is limited and this solicitation is expected to be very competitive. Strong applications should demonstrate a multijurisdictional reach and participation in interdisciplinary team structures (i.e., task forces). Strong applications should also include multi-year state level primary treatment admissions data for heroin and other opioids to support their proposal. The goals for this program are to increase efforts to investigate illicit activities related to the distribution of heroin or unlawful distribution of prescriptive opioids, or unlawful heroin and prescription opioid traffickers through statewide collaboration. The COPS Office reserves the right to limit awards to one per state at the time of award announcement.