Thursday, May 20, 2021

COPS Office Grant Announcements – New Funding Opportunities Open Now!

COPS Office Letterhead 2021

The COPS Office is pleased to announce that the following grant funding opportunities are now open and accepting applications:


Community Policing Development (CPD) Microgrants Program

The 2021 Community Policing Development Microgrants Program is a competitive grant program designed 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.  Applicants are invited to propose demonstration or pilot projects to be implemented in their agency that offer creative ideas to advance crime fighting, community engagement, problem solving, or organizational changes to support community policing in one of the following areas:

  • Community Trust and Legitimacy
  • Officer Engagement
  • Youth Engagement
  • Hate Crimes and Domestic Terrorism
  • Community Violence Intervention

Up to $3 million is available for this program.

Applications are due by July 8, 2021 at 7:59 PM EDT.  Please click here for more information on the 2021 Community Policing Development Microgrants Program.


Community Policing Development (CPD) Crisis Intervention Teams (CIT) Program

Community Policing Development 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 2021 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.

The 2021 CPD Crisis Intervention Teams program will fund projects related to the following subcategories:

  • Implementation of Crisis Intervention Teams
  • Crisis Intervention Training Provider

This solicitation is open to state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies (Implementation of Crisis Intervention Teams subcategory) and to any public governmental agency, federally recognized Indian tribe, for-profit (commercial) organization, nonprofit organization, institution of higher education, community group, or faith-based organization with expertise in crisis intervention training for law enforcement (Crisis Intervention Training Provider).  Up to $10 million is available for this program.

Applications are due by July 8, 2021 at 7:59 PM EDT.  Please click here for more information on the 2021 CPD Crisis Intervention Teams program.


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