From the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)
The COPS Office is pleased to announce that the following grant funding opportunities are now open and accepting applications:
COPS Hiring Program (CHP)
The 2024 COPS Hiring Program is a competitive grant program designed to provide funds directly to law enforcement agencies to hire new or rehire existing career law enforcement officers to increase their community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. All local, state, territorial, and tribal law enforcement agencies that have primary law enforcement authority are eligible to apply. Up to $156 million is available for this program.
Applications are due by June 12, 2024 at 4:59 PM ET. Please click here for more information on the 2024 COPS Hiring Program.
Community Policing Development (CPD) – Law Enforcement Products and Resources
CPD is a competitive grant program designed to advance the practice of community policing 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 CPD – Law Enforcement Products and Resources program will fund projects that develop products and resources specifically designed for national distribution that offer creative ideas to advance crime fighting, community engagement, problem solving, or organizational changes in support of community policing. All for-profit (commercial) and nonprofit institutions, institutions of higher education, community groups, and faith-based organizations are eligible to apply, and up to $4.75 million is available for this program.
Applications are due by June 4, 2024 at 4:59 PM ET. Please click here for more information on the 2024 CPD – Law Enforcement Products and Resources program.