The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) is offering the FY24 Safer Outcomes grant program. This funding opportunity aims to significantly enhance public safety during police encounters with individuals in crisis. The core purpose of this grant is to facilitate the comprehensive integration of advanced de-escalation and crisis response training into the standard curriculum of law enforcement academies and state-level training commissions. By fostering improved and standardized training, the program explicitly seeks to promote safer outcomes for both law enforcement officers and community members. Applicants are encouraged to develop and implement innovative training modules that equip officers with essential skills to effectively manage and de-escalate crisis situations, contributing to more positive and safer community interactions nationwide.
Opportunity ID: 354617
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | O-COPS-2024-172149 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FY24 Safer Outcomes: Enhancing De-Escalation and Crisis Response Training for Law Enforcement – Curriculum Integration for Law Enforcement Academies and State-Level Training Commissions |
| 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: | 10 |
| Assistance Listings: | 16.710 — Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 30, 2024 |
| Last Updated Date: | May 30, 2024 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 23, 2024 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 23, 2024 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $5,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $500,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligibility for the FY24 Safer Outcomes: Enhancing De-Escalation and Crisis Response Training for Law Enforcement – Curriculum Integration for Law Enforcement Academies and State-Level Training Commissions program is limited to law enforcement training academies that deliver a curriculum of basic law enforcement instruction required for certification and employment in sworn officer positions for state, local, tribal, or territorial law enforcement agencies and state-level regulatory bodies with the authority to establish training standards or mandate training curriculum for law enforcement officers in the state, commonly referred to as Police Officer Standards and Training Commissions or Peace Officer Standards and Training Commissions (POST Commissions). |
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 pleased to announce that it is seeking applications for funding for the FY24 Safer Outcomes: Enhancing De-Escalation and Crisis Response Training for Law Enforcement – Curriculum Integration for Law Enforcement Academies and State-Level Training Commissions program. The goal of this solicitation is to promote safe outcomes during police encounters with persons in crisis through the integration of de-escalation and crisis response training into the curriculum of law enforcement academies and state-level training commissions. |
| 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 by the specified deadlines. Please note the deadlines are set for eastern standard time. . 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 |
Version History
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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 by the specified deadlines. Please note the deadlines are set for eastern standard time. . 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 | PKG00286777 | May 30, 2024 | Jul 23, 2024 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
354617 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf
354617 SFLLL_2_0-2.0.pdf
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