Support Law Enforcement Agencies seeking accreditation
Grants.gov Opportunity Number: O-COPS-2025-172406
Assistance Listing #: 16.710
Grant Deadline
STEP 1: Submit an SF-424 in Grants.gov.
GRANTS.GOV APPLICATION DEADLINE: TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 2025 (4:59 PM ET).
STEP 2: Submit the full application including attachments in JustGrants.
JUSTGRANTS APPLICATION DEADLINE: MONDAY, JUNE 30, 2025 (4:59 PM ET).
Implement effective practices, outcomes, and strategies to prevent crime and promote safe communities
The FY 2025 Community Policing Development (CPD) Accreditation program funds will be used to develop the capacity of law enforcement to implement effective practices, outcomes, and strategies to prevent crime and promote safe communities.
The Enhancing Law Enforcement Accreditation Entities funding opportunity is for the support and enhancement of law enforcement accreditation bodies to facilitate the ability of agencies to become accredited.
What this grant does for your agency
The Accreditation program awards funding for law enforcement agencies to complete the process of accreditation, as well as the work of national and state accreditation bodies that support accreditation. To obtain accreditation, a law enforcement agency must ensure all policies and procedures are of the highest standards and in compliance with those defined by the accreditation entity. The community benefits when it is assured its law enforcement personnel are following best practice policies and procedures to provide efficient, effective, and fair policing. For additional information, please see the Accreditation Topic Page.
Agencies awarded the FY 2025 COPS Community Policing Development (CPD) Accreditation can receive support for open funding opportunities including:
FY 2025 Enhancing Law Enforcement Accreditation Entities
FY 2025 Supporting Law Enforcement Agencies in Seeking Accreditation
The Supporting Law Enforcement Agencies in Seeking Accreditation funding opportunity is to support law enforcement agencies seeking accreditation. Under this funding opportunity, the COPS Office will fund costs related to obtaining accreditation from an existing law enforcement accreditation entity.
Grant Eligibility
For full eligibility details, see the Grant Guidelines:
State and local governmental entities must comply with 8 U.S.C. §1373, which provides that State and local government entities may not prohibit, or in any way restrict, any government entity or official from sending to, receiving from, maintaining, or exchanging information regarding citizenship or immigration status, lawful or unlawful, of any individual with components of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security or any other federal, state or local government entity. This includes any prohibitions or restrictions imposed or established by a State or local government entity or official. For additional information, please see the appendices in the FY25 CHP Application Resource Guide.
About the COPS Office
The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) is the component of the U.S. Department of Justice 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. More
Grant Deadline
STEP 1: Submit an SF-424 in Grants.gov.
GRANTS.GOV APPLICATION DEADLINE: TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 2025 (4:59 PM ET).
STEP 2: Submit the full application including attachments in JustGrants.
JUSTGRANTS APPLICATION DEADLINE: MONDAY, JUNE 30, 2025 (4:59 PM ET).
Apply
Apply for the FY 2025 COPS Community Policing Development (CPD) Accreditation