COPS-COMMUNITY-POLICING-DEVELOPMENT-2017 | COPS COMMUNITY POLICING DEVELOPMENT 2017

Opportunity Information: Apply for COPS COMMUNITY POLICING DEVELOPMENT 2017

The COPS-COMMUNITY-POLICING-DEVELOPMENT-2017 opportunity is a discretionary federal funding program run by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) to push community policing forward in practical, field-ready ways. The core purpose is to help law enforcement agencies and their partners strengthen public safety by improving how community policing is implemented, taught, evaluated, and sustained. Rather than funding routine operations, CPD is geared toward projects that produce broader value for the field, such as training and technical assistance, demonstration and pilot projects, new or improved community policing strategies, applied research, toolkits and guidebooks, and the documentation of best practices that other jurisdictions can replicate.

For the 2017 cycle, the program targets a defined set of priority areas, and applicants are expected to align their proposal tightly to one of them. These topics include: cooperative partnerships with federal law enforcement to combat illegal immigration; field-initiated law enforcement micro grants; officer safety and wellness resources; enhancing officer safety through increased respect for police; critical response technical assistance; online training curriculum development; preparing for active shooter situations; and invitational applications. In practice, this means proposals should not just describe a local need, but also show how the work will create usable products, evidence, or scalable approaches that advance community policing beyond a single agency.

Funding for the solicitation is substantial but competitive. Up to $11 million is available across CPD and active shooter-related funds, depending on appropriations and other legal requirements. The award ceiling is listed as $1,000,000 per award, with an expectation of numerous awards (the source data indicates around 200). Even with a relatively large number of anticipated awards, the solicitation explicitly notes that funding is limited and competition is expected to be strong, so proposals need to be well-scoped, credible, and clearly tied to measurable field impact.

Another important feature is that some awards may be made as cooperative agreements rather than standard grants. Under a cooperative agreement, the recipient still handles day-to-day management, but the COPS Office anticipates substantial ongoing involvement, oversight, and collaboration. Examples include federal participation in selecting key personnel, reviewing and providing feedback on deliverables before publication, approving conference-related costs before funds are obligated, and potentially redirecting work as needed. Applicants should be prepared for a more hands-on federal partnership model if selected under this instrument.

Eligibility is broad and intentionally inclusive. The solicitation is open to public governmental agencies as well as for-profit and nonprofit institutions, institutions of higher education, and community, faith-based, or other relevant organizations. The COPS Office also encourages partnerships, especially those that connect law enforcement with universities and nonprofits, reflecting the program's emphasis on research-informed practice, credible training development, and dissemination of tools that can be used nationwide. At the same time, the program draws a clear boundary: unless a topic area explicitly allows otherwise, projects that mainly benefit only one agency or a small handful of entities are generally not considered competitive, since the goal is to create solutions and resources with wider applicability.

Administrative details from the opportunity listing place it under CFDA 16.710 (law enforcement and public safety), with the COPS Office as the issuing agency. The opportunity was created on May 22, 2017, and the original application closing date was June 23, 2017. Overall, CPD 2017 is best understood as a field-building grant program designed to produce practical training, technical assistance, and evidence-based resources that strengthen community policing nationwide, with particular emphasis on officer safety, critical incident readiness, scalable training, and coordinated partnerships.

• The Community Oriented Policing Services in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "COPS-COMMUNITY-POLICING-DEVELOPMENT-2017" 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 2017-05-22.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2017-06-23. (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 $1,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 200 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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