The Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) of the U.S. Department of Justice is inviting applications for the FY25 Community Policing Development (CPD) Accreditation program, aimed at enhancing law enforcement accreditation entities. This program seeks to develop the capacity of law enforcement agencies to implement community policing strategies by providing guidance on innovative practices and supporting new approaches to crime prevention and community safety. With an estimated total program funding of $2 million and an award ceiling of $300,000, the COPS Office anticipates making approximately seven awards. Interested applicants, including for-profit and nonprofit organizations, public agencies, and community groups, must submit their applications by June 24, 2025, through both Grants.gov and the JustGrants system. For further assistance, applicants can contact the COPS Office Response Center at AskCopsRC@usdoj.gov.

The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office, https://cops.usdoj.gov is pleased to announce that it is seeking applications for funding for the FY25 Community Policing Development Accreditation: Enhancing Law Enforcement Accreditation Entities program. Community Policing Development (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 COPS Office welcomes applications under which two or more entities would carry out the federal award; however, only one entity may be the applicant. Any other entities carrying out the federal award must be identified as proposed subrecipients. The applicant must be the entity that would have primary responsibility for carrying out the awards, including administering the funding, managing the entire project and monitoring compliance. The terms and conditions of the federal award are also applicable to subrecipients. Please note the distinction between a subaward that creates a financial assistance relationship to carry out a portion of the federal award and a contract that creates a procurement relationship for the purchase of goods and services needed under the federal award. To assist in making subrecipient and contractor determinations, please refer to the guidance in 2 C.F.R. &#167; 200.331. All future awards will comply with Executive Orders and Attorney General memoranda to advance the Administration&#8217;s priority of reestablishing law and order to include the increased hiring and retention of state and local sworn officers, state and local law enforcement collaboration with federal task forces, cracking down on the open use of illegal drugs, interrupting the distribution of fentanyl and other dangerous drugs, preventing crime, promoting nuisance abatement, countering human trafficking and child smuggling, and enhanced immigration enforcement and border security. All awards are subject to the availability of appropriated funds and any modifications or additional requirements that may be imposed by law. As community policing is common sense policing, throughout the NOFO materials, the terms &#8216;community policing&#8217; and &#8216;common sense policing&#8217; are used interchangeably, unless otherwise specified.

Applications must be submitted through both Grants.gov and the JustGrants system. For technical assistance with submitting the SF-424, please call the Grants.gov customer service hotline at 800-518-4726, send questions via email to support@Grants.gov,or consult the Grants.gov Organization Applicant User Guide. The Grants.gov Support Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays.  For technical support with the Justice Grants System (JustGrants) application, please contact JustGrants Support at JustGrants.Support@usdoj.gov or 833-872-5175. JustGrants Support operates Monday through Friday between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) and Saturday, Sunday, and federal holidays from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET. Training on JustGrants can also be found at https://justicegrants.usdoj.gov/training-resources. For programmatic assistance with the requirements of this program, please call the COPS Office Response Center at 800-421-6770 or send questions via email to AskCopsRC@usdoj.gov. The COPS Office Response Center operates Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET, except on federal holidays. In addition, the COPS Office welcomes applicant feedback on this notice of funding opportunity, the application submission process, and the application review process. Provide feedback via email to AskCopsRC@usdoj.gov (Subject line: &#8220;FY25 PROGRAM NAME Feedback&#8221;).&lt;br/&gt;AskCopsRC@usdoj.gov

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