$6M COPS Grant for National Law Enforcement Products and Resources

The COPS Office has opened approximately $6 million in federal funding for organizations capable of developing law enforcement products, resources, training, and tools for national distribution.

This opportunity goes beyond operating a local public-safety program. Applicants must propose a product or resource that can strengthen law enforcement practices across the country.

Eligible products may include training curricula, guidebooks, policy guides, webinars, podcasts, videos, self-assessment tools, interactive websites, checklists, case studies, and evaluations.

Grant Breakdown

FY2026 Community Policing Development: Law Enforcement Products and Resources Program

The program will fund projects that identify promising practices, test innovative strategies, strengthen knowledge about effective law enforcement practices, and support new approaches to preventing crime and promoting safe communities.

Each proposed project must address one of the COPS Office’s designated priority topics.

Funding Agency: Office of Community Oriented Policing Services

Total Funding Available: Approximately $6 million

Maximum Award: Up to $500,000

Award Period: 24 months

Eligible Applicants

Eligible applicants include:

• Nonprofit organizations

• For-profit organizations

• Institutions of higher education

• Community groups

• Faith-based organizations

Priority Topics

Applicants must select one of the following areas:

• Detecting and investigating human trafficking

• Gang violence enforcement and investigations

• Immigration and border security

• Child exploitation investigations and intervention

• Cybercrime investigations and intervention

• Opioid and drug-market investigations

• Officer recruitment, hiring, and retention

• Domestic terrorism prevention and investigation

• Unmanned aerial systems and drones

• Vagrancy and squatting

• Violent crime enforcement and investigations

Potential Products and Resources

Proposed deliverables may include:

• Online or in-person training curricula

• Guidebooks and policy guides

• Emerging-issues forums

• Promising-practices resources

• Pilot programs, case studies, or evaluations

• Roll-call or short-form videos

• Podcasts and webinars

• Self-assessment tools

• Interactive websites

• Implementation checklists

Products must be designed for national distribution and directly support the advancement of community-policing strategies and practices.

Application Deadlines

Grants.gov deadline: August 24, 2026, at 4:59 p.m. ET

JustGrants deadline: August 31, 2026, at 4:59 p.m. ET

Review the official FY2026 CPD Law Enforcement Products and Resources program.

This is an opportunity for organizations that have already developed credible expertise, practical methodologies, and field-tested knowledge. A proposal based on an interesting idea alone will not be enough.

Competitive applicants should be able to demonstrate subject-matter authority, law enforcement partnerships, a strong development and distribution strategy, and the internal capacity to produce a nationally relevant resource within the 24-month award period.

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