The U.S. Department of Justice’s COPS Office is offering its FY25 Invitational Program. This grant is for for-profit, nonprofit, higher education, community, and faith-based organizations. Its purpose is to develop law enforcement’s capacity to implement community policing strategies. Funding will support providing guidance on promising practices, developing/testing innovative strategies, building knowledge on effective outcomes, and fostering creative approaches to crime prevention and community safety. This initiative advances community policing among state, local, territorial, and tribal law enforcement agencies. The application deadline is November 27, 2024.
Opportunity ID: 356672
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | O-COPS-2025-172263 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FY25 COPS Office Invitational Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Law, Justice and Legal Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 2 |
| Assistance Listings: | 16.710 — Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Oct 09, 2024 |
| Last Updated Date: | Oct 09, 2024 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Nov 27, 2024 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Nov 27, 2024 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $2,075,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $2,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | This solicitation is open only to applicants that have received a direct invitation from the COPS Office. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Community Oriented Policing Services |
| Description: | The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office, https://cops.usdoj.gov) is the component of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) responsible for advancing the practice of community policing by the nation’s state, local, territorial, and tribal law enforcement agencies through information and grant resources. The COPS Office pleased to announce that it is seeking applications for funding for the FY25 COPS Office Invitational program. The program will provide funding to for-profit (commercial) organizations, nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, community groups, and faith-based organizations to develop the capacity of law enforcement to implement community policing strategies by providing guidance on promising practices through the development and testing of innovative strategies; building knowledge about effective practices and outcomes; and supporting new, creative approaches to preventing crime and promoting safe communities. |
| Link to Additional Information: | COPS Grants |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Applications must be submitted through both Grants.gov and the JustGrants system. For technical assistance with submitting the Application for Federal Assistance, Standard Form 424 (SF- 424), please call the Grants.gov customer service hotline at 800-518-4726, send questions via email to support@Grants.gov or consult the Grants.gov Organization Applicant User Guide. The Grants.gov Support Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays. For technical support with the Justice Grants System (JustGrants) application, please contact JustGrants Support at JustGrants.Support@usdoj.gov or 833-872-5175. JustGrants Support operates Monday through Friday between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) and Saturday, Sunday, and federal holidays from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET. Training on JustGrants can also be found at https://justicegrants.usdoj.gov/training-resources. For programmatic assistance with the requirements of this program, please call the COPS Office Response Center at 800-421-6770 or send questions via email to AskCopsRC@usdoj.gov. The COPS Office Response Center operates Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET, except on federal holidays.
AskCopsRC@usdoj.gov Email:AskCopsRC@usdoj.gov |
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Related Documents
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Applications must be submitted through both Grants.gov and the JustGrants system. For technical assistance with submitting the Application for Federal Assistance, Standard Form 424 (SF- 424), please call the Grants.gov customer service hotline at 800-518-4726, send questions via email to support@Grants.gov or consult the Grants.gov Organization Applicant User Guide. The Grants.gov Support Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays. For technical support with the Justice Grants System (JustGrants) application, please contact JustGrants Support at JustGrants.Support@usdoj.gov or 833-872-5175. JustGrants Support operates Monday through Friday between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) and Saturday, Sunday, and federal holidays from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET. Training on JustGrants can also be found at https://justicegrants.usdoj.gov/training-resources. For programmatic assistance with the requirements of this program, please call the COPS Office Response Center at 800-421-6770 or send questions via email to AskCopsRC@usdoj.gov. The COPS Office Response Center operates Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET, except on federal holidays. AskCopsRC@usdoj.gov Email: AskCopsRC@usdoj.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.710 | PKG00288075 | Oct 09, 2024 | Nov 27, 2024 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
356672 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf
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