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Do not miss your opportunity to apply for funding under the following COPS Office Notice of Funding Opportunities!

Contact Caroline Winter to set up a FREE consultation with Grant Management Associates to evaluate your project proposal.

Deadline for first part of application in Grants.gov is Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at 4:59 p.m. ET.

Deadline for completed application in JustGrants is Monday, June 30, 2025, at 4:59 p.m. ET.


Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act

The Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act (LEMHWA) program will fund the delivery of and access to mental health and wellness services for law enforcement officers and their families through the implementation of peer support, training, family resources, suicide prevention, stress reduction, clinical support, and other promising practices for wellness programs.

The FY25 LEMHWA program has one funding opportunity:

  • LEMHWA Implementation Projects

There is up to $8.8 million in funding available through the LEMHWA Implementation Projects funding opportunity.

Deadline for first part of application in Grants.gov is Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at 4:59 p.m. ET.

Deadline for completed application in JustGrants is Monday, June 30, 2025, at 4:59 p.m. ET.

Please click here for more information on the FY2025 LEMHWA funding opportunity.


Safer Outcomes

The Safer Outcomes: Enhancing De-Escalation and Crisis Response Training for Law Enforcement program seeks to promote safe outcomes during police encounters with persons in crisis through relevant training.

The FY25 Safer Outcomes program has two funding opportunities, interested applicants should ensure that they apply under the funding opportunity that meets their eligibility and intent.

  • Safer Outcomes: Enhancing De-Escalation and Crisis Response Training for Law Enforcement – Support for Law Enforcement Agencies

  • Safer Outcomes: Enhancing De-Escalation and Crisis Response Training for Law Enforcement - Curriculum Integration for Law Enforcement Academies and State-Level Training Commissions

There is up to $18 million in funding available through the FY 2025 Safer Outcomes program.

Deadline for first part of application in Grants.gov is Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at 4:59 p.m. ET.

Deadline for completed application in JustGrants is Monday, June 30, 2025, at 4:59 p.m. ET.

Please click here for more information on the FY2025 Safer Outcomes funding opportunity.


Community Policing Development (CPD)

Community Policing Development (CPD) funds are used to provide guidance on promising practices, develop and test innovative strategies; build knowledge about effective practices and outcomes; and support new, creative approaches to preventing crime and promoting safe communities and a positive image of policing.

 

CPD Law Enforcement Products and Resources

The FY 2025 CPD Law Enforcement Products and Resources program will fund projects that will develop products and resources for national distribution and offer creative ideas to uplift the image of the law enforcement profession, advance crime fighting, or support community policing efforts through community engagement, problem solving or organizational change. High priority areas of focus may include (but are not limited to) topics such as violent crime prevention, immigration issues and border security, child trafficking, street gangs, recruitment and hiring, gun violence and the enforcement of gun laws, opioids and drug market interruption, law enforcement taskforce engagement, homelessness and squatting, nuisance abatement and other crime and disorder problems. This funding opportunity is open to all for-profit (commercial) and nonprofit institutions, institutions of higher education, community groups, and faith-based organizations. There is up to $8 million in funding available through the FY 2025 CPD Law Enforcement Products and Resources program.

Deadline for first part of application in Grants.gov is Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at 4:59 p.m. ET.

Deadline for completed application in JustGrants is Monday, June 30, 2025, at 4:59 p.m. ET.

Please click here for more information on the FY2025 CPD Law Enforcement Products and Resources funding opportunity.

 

CPD Accreditation

The FY25 Community Policing Development (CPD) Accreditation program funds will be used to develop the capacity of law enforcement to implement effective practices, outcomes, and strategies to prevent crime and promote safe communities.

The Accreditation program awards funding for law enforcement agencies to complete the process of accreditation, as well as the work of national and state accreditation bodies that support accreditation. To obtain accreditation, a law enforcement agency must ensure all policies and procedures are of the highest standards and in compliance with those defined by the accreditation entity. The community benefits when it is assured its law enforcement personnel are following best practice policies and procedures to provide efficient, effective, and fair policing.

The FY25 CPD Accreditation has two open funding opportunities:

  • FY25 Enhancing Law Enforcement Accreditation Entities

  • FY25 Supporting Law Enforcement Agencies in Seeking Accreditation

There is up to $4 million in funding available through the FY 2025 Accreditation CPD program.

Deadline for first part of application in Grants.gov is Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at 4:59 p.m. ET.

Deadline for completed application in JustGrants is Monday, June 30, 2025, at 4:59 p.m. ET. 

Please click here for more information on the FY2025 CPD Accreditation funding opportunity.

 

CPD Microgrants

The FY25 Community Policing Development (CPD) Microgrants program provides funding to local, state, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies to implement novel or innovative projects that work to solve problems in the agency or community, to advance crime fighting, community engagement, problem solving, or organizational changes in support of community policing.

Under this funding opportunity, the COPS Office will fund projects in the following subcategories:

  • Uplifting the Image of the Law Enforcement Profession

  • Violent Crime Prevention

  • Officer Recruitment, Hiring and Retention

  • Immigration and Border Security

  • Opioid and Drug Market Interruption

  • Homelessness and Squatting

  • Open Topic Area

There is approximately $8.8 million in funding available through the FY 2025 Microgrants CPD program.

Deadline for first part of application in Grants.gov is Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at 4:59 p.m. ET.

Deadline for completed application in JustGrants is Monday, June 30, 2025, at 4:59 p.m. ET. 

Please click here for more information on the FY2025 CPD Microgrants funding opportunity.