The COPS Office is offering this competitive grant to state law enforcement agencies. This grant is for the purpose of increasing efforts to investigate and combat illicit activities related to heroin and unlawful prescription opioid distribution and trafficking through statewide collaboration. Strong applications must demonstrate multijurisdictional reach and interdisciplinary task force participation, including multi-year state-level treatment admissions data for heroin and other opioids. The program’s goal is to effectively disrupt unlawful traffickers. Funding is limited, highly competitive, and may be capped at one award per state, prioritizing robust, data-supported proposals.
Opportunity ID: 293735
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | COPS-AHTF-APPLICATION-2017 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | COPS-AHTF-APPLICATION-2017 |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Law, Justice and Legal Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 50 |
| Assistance Listings: | 16.710 — Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 10, 2017 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 10, 2017 The deadline for submitting applications in response to this grant announcement is 7:59 PM EDT on 07/10/2017. Applications submitted after this deadline will not be considered for funding. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 10, 2017 The deadline for submitting applications in response to this grant announcement is 7:59 PM EDT on 07/10/2017. Applications submitted after this deadline will not be considered for funding. |
| Archive Date: | Sep 30, 2017 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $1,500,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Only 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 are eligible to apply for funding. Additional consideration will be given to agencies participating in anti-heroin and other opioid task forces with multijurisdictional reach and interdisciplinary team structures. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Community Oriented Policing Services |
| Description: | 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 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 prescription 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. |
| Link to Additional Information: | COPS Anti-Heroin Task Force Program (AHTF) |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
COPS Office Response Center
Phone: 800.421.6770 Email:askCopsRC@usdoj.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
There are no related documents on this grant.
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | COPS Office Response Center Phone: 800.421.6770 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 | PKG00232470 | May 22, 2017 | Jul 10, 2017 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
293735 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
293735 COPS_Sh_ApplicationAttachment_2_3-2.3.pdf
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