Opportunity Information: Apply for COPS COMMUNITY POLICING DEVELOPMENT 2018
The COPS Community Policing Development (CPD) 2018 opportunity (Funding Opportunity Title: COPS-COMMUNITY-POLICING-DEVELOPMENT-2018; CFDA 16.710) is a discretionary funding program from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office). Its purpose is to strengthen and modernize community policing nationwide by supporting projects that help law enforcement agencies and their community partners build practical skills, adopt proven strategies, and embed community policing into day-to-day operations. Rather than focusing on hiring officers, this program is geared toward advancing the field through training and technical assistance, demonstration and pilot efforts, creation of innovative strategies, development of guidebooks and resources, and documenting promising practices that can be used broadly across the country.
The program is designed to produce outcomes that have national relevance and can be replicated or scaled. The solicitation emphasizes projects that expand the knowledge base around what works in community policing, increase awareness and use of effective approaches, improve the capabilities of both law enforcement and community stakeholders, and encourage more agencies to consistently apply evidence-informed community policing practices. The COPS Office frames CPD as a way to respond to emerging and ongoing public safety challenges by translating community policing principles into practical tools, training, and field-tested guidance.
For 2018, CPD funding is organized around eight topic areas that applicants must align with based on the solicitation requirements. These topics include: (1) incorporating community policing into contemporary applications of broken windows theory, (2) supporting First Amendment rights through a community policing approach, (3) building partnerships to address labor trafficking, (4) expanding online law enforcement training, (5) supporting first-line supervisors, (6) field-initiated law enforcement microgrants, (7) an open topic area for proposals that still advance community policing goals, and (8) tribal training and technical assistance. The application guide provides the detailed expectations for each topic, which is important because projects are meant to be responsive to the chosen area and produce usable deliverables or measurable improvements tied to that theme.
Funding for the solicitation is approximately $10 million total, with an award ceiling of $500,000 per award and an estimated 30 awards anticipated. Because the overall funding is limited and the program is popular, the notice signals that competition is expected to be strong. Awards are generally structured as cooperative agreements, reflecting substantial federal involvement in the project (for example, coordination, oversight, or collaboration with the COPS Office during implementation). The exception is the Field-Initiated Law Enforcement Microgrant topic area, which uses a standard grant rather than a cooperative agreement.
Most awards run for two years (24 months), giving recipients time to develop, pilot, and disseminate training, technical assistance, or other resources. The microgrant awards are shorter, lasting one year (12 months). The solicitation also notes there is no local match requirement, meaning applicants are not required to contribute a set percentage of non-federal funds to receive an award. Eligibility is listed broadly as “Others,” with clarification provided in the solicitation’s additional eligibility information, so applicants need to check the official guidance to confirm whether their organization type is permitted.
Key administrative details include the issuing agency (Department of Justice, COPS Office), the opportunity category (discretionary), and funding instruments (primarily cooperative agreements, plus grants for the microgrant area). The opportunity was created on April 27, 2018, and the original application deadline was June 7, 2018, at 7:59 p.m. EDT, with late submissions not accepted. As with most federal opportunities, awards remain subject to the availability of appropriated funds and any legal or policy conditions that may apply at the time of award.Apply for COPS COMMUNITY POLICING DEVELOPMENT 2018
- The Department of Justice, Community Oriented Policing Services in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "COPS-COMMUNITY-POLICING-DEVELOPMENT-2018" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.710.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 27, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 07, 2018 The deadline for submitting applications in response to this grant announcement is 759 p.m. EDT on 6/07/2018. Applications submitted after this deadline will not be considered for funding.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 30 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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