To collect and analyze data on reported shootings of law enforcement officers nationwide and provide this information to the office of community oriented policing services (COPS) in an effort to…

The Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services awarded the National Fraternal Order of Police Foundation a cooperative agreement for $150,000 on October 1, 2025, under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710).

The award funds data collection and analysis on reported shootings of law enforcement officers nationwide to inform the development of policing strategies and training aimed at reducing officer fatalities in the line of duty. The Foundation will compile shooting incident data and provide findings to the COPS Office to expand the existing Blue Alert Program's capacity to collect and analyze incidents in which law enforcement officers are shot while performing their duties.

The Foundation's Officer Wellness Committee Division performs the work. Place of performance is Washington, DC. The performance period runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027.

To collect and analyze data on reported shootings of law enforcement officers nationwide and provide this information to the office of community oriented policing services (COPS) in an effort to better understand how, when, where and why these shooting occur. This data will be compiled in an effort to develop policing strategies and training to reduce the number of officers who are shot in the line of duty. This grant seeks to expand the ability of the existing blue alert program administered by the COPS office to collect and analyze incidents in which law enforcement officers are shot in the line of duty. Administration: this grant program, a component of the blue alert program, will be funded by the U.S. Department of justice (DOJ) through the office of community oriented policing services at $150,000 over a 24 month period.