The purpose of the cops office anti-heroin task force program (ahtf) to advance public safety by providing funds to investigate illicit activities related to the distribution of heroin, fentanyl,…

The Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Program awarded Virginia State Police $3.884 million on October 1, 2025, under the COPS Anti-Heroin Task Force Program (CFDA 16.073) to investigate illicit activities related to the distribution of heroin, fentanyl, and carfentanil, and to prosecute unlawful distribution of prescription opioids through statewide collaborative investigative activities.

The award funds law enforcement task force operations at Virginia State Police headquarters in North Chesterfield, Virginia, with a period of performance extending through September 30, 2028. Virginia State Police, a state law enforcement agency, serves as the recipient. The Anti-Heroin Task Force Program makes competitive grants to state law enforcement agencies in states with high per capita rates of primary treatment admissions for opioid use disorder to support investigations conducted through statewide collaboration. Recipients must submit semiannual programmatic performance reports and quarterly federal financial reports, and must comply with COPS Office monitoring activities including site visits and enhanced office-based reviews.

The purpose of the cops office anti-heroin task force program (ahtf) to advance public safety by providing funds to investigate illicit activities related to the distribution of heroin, fentanyl, and carfentanil, unlawful distribution of prescription opioids, or unlawful heroin and prescription opioid traffickers. Funding under this award program will be used by the state law enforcement agency to foster statewide collaborate in support of such investigative activities.