Up to $6 million in police grants available
Funding Opportunity Number: COPS-Community-Policing-Development-2019
CFDA Number(s): 16.710
Grant Deadline: May 28, 2019
Improve and implement community policing programs
The 2019 CPD program will fund projects that develop knowledge, increase awareness of effective community policing strategies, increase the skills and abilities of law enforcement and community partners, increase the number of law enforcement agencies and relevant stakeholders using proven community policing practices, and institutionalize community policing practice in routine business.
What this grant does for your agency
CPD funds are used 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.
The 2019 CPD program will fund projects related to the following topic areas:
- Building Bridges between Law Enforcement and Youth
- Increasing the Capacity for Change Through the Implementation of Innovative Recruitment Strategies
- Designing a Public and Officer Safety Dashboard
- Protecting Youth Through the Implementation of School Safety Recommendations
- Translating Crime Reduction Best and Emerging Practices for Small and Rural Agencies
- Building a Campaign to Improve the Reporting of Hate Crimes
- Improving Law Enforcement Coordination and Information Sharing in Response to Endangered Youth
- Innovative Uses of Technology to Address Crime
- Emerging Issues Forums
- Training for Law Enforcement: Developing New Skill Building Courses to Advance Public Safety
- Blue Alert Network Support
- Open Category
Agencies awarded the FY 2019 Community Policing Development (CPD) receive funds toward one of the programs above.
Only a limited number of grants will be awarded.
Grant Eligibility
For full eligibility details, see the Grant Guidelines:
The Fiscal Year 2019 Community Policing Development (CPD) program is a competitive solicitation, open to all public governmental agencies, for-profit and nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, community groups, and faith-based organizations.
About the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (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.
The COPS Office awards grants to hire community policing professionals, develop and test innovative policing strategies, and provide training and technical assistance to community members, local government leaders, and all levels of law enforcement. Since 1994, the COPS Office has invested more than $14 billion to help advance community policing. More
Grant Deadline
Grant applications are due no later than 11:59 p.m. EST, Tues., May 28, 2019.