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 the Maryland Department of State Police $3.876 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 address unlawful distribution of prescription opioids through statewide collaborative investigative operations.

The award funds activities at the Maryland State Police headquarters in Pikesville, Maryland, over a three-year period ending September 30, 2028. The program advances public safety by supporting state law enforcement agencies operating in states with high per capita rates of primary treatment admissions for opioid use disorders. Recipients must submit semiannual programmatic performance reports and quarterly Federal Financial Reports, and must cooperate with Department of Justice monitoring activities including site visits and compliance reviews. The COPS Office may seek extensions of up to twelve additional months beyond the base three-year performance period on a case-by-case basis.

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.