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 Department of Public Safety State Utah $3.94 million under the COPS Anti-Heroin Task Force Program on October 1, 2025, to investigate illicit activities related to the distribution of heroin, fentanyl, carfentanil, and unlawful distribution of prescription opioids through statewide collaboration.

The program supports Utah's state law enforcement agency in locating and investigating opioid distribution and trafficking activities. The award runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028, with place of performance in Taylorsville, Utah. The Department of Public Safety, doing business as Ucan, serves as both a direct service provider and pass-through administrator, distributing sub-awards to local law enforcement agencies and other entities to implement the investigative task force across Utah counties and municipalities.

The COPS Anti-Heroin Task Force Program provides competitive grants to state law enforcement agencies in states with high per capita rates of primary treatment admissions for opioid use disorder. Grants are awarded for three-year periods, with extensions considered on a case-by-case basis for up to twelve additional months. Recipients must submit semiannual programmatic performance reports and quarterly federal financial reports, and comply with DOJ monitoring activities including site visits, office-based reviews, and periodic surveys to verify compliance with nonsupplanting requirements and programmatic and financial award conditions.

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.