FY24 COPS Technology and Equipment Program Invitational Solicitation
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- O-COPS-2024-172089
- Agency
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Community Oriented Policing Program
Offices Boards and Divisions, Department of Justice
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $4,878,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Law, Justice and Legal Services
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The FY24 COPS Technology and Equipment Program (TEP) provides funding to state, territorial, local, Tribal, and other designated entities to develop and acquire effective law enforcement equipment, technologies, and interoperable communications that assist in responding to and preventing crime. The program is administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) within the U.S. Department of Justice. Key objectives include promoting community policing strategies, developing partnerships to address public safety concerns, and implementing community engagement efforts. The application deadline is July 12, 2024.
The program does not specify award values or budgets, but the COPS Office has been appropriated over $20 billion to advance community policing initiatives. Eligible entities can use the funding to implement a range of activities, such as training for law enforcement personnel, public awareness campaigns, and developing new practices for de-escalation and crisis intervention. The program seeks to foster relationships between law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve.
Synopsis
The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) is the component of the U.S. Department of Justice responsible for advancing the practice of community policing by the nation's state, local, territorial, and tribal law enforcement agencies through information and grant resources. The COPS Office has been appropriated more than $20 billion to advance community policing, including grants awarded to more than 13,000 state, territorial, local and tribal law enforcement agencies to fund the hiring and redeployment of more than 136,000 officers. COPS Office information resources, covering a wide range of community policing topics such as school and campus safety, violent crime, and officer safety and wellness, can be downloaded via the COPS Office's home page, https://cops.usdoj.gov. The FY24 COPS Technology and Equipment Program (TEP) provides funding to state, territorial, local, Tribal, and other entities designated under the heading "Community Oriented Policing Services, Technology and Equipment Community Projects/COPS Law Enforcement Technology and Equipment" in JES - Division C, which is incorporated by reference into Public Law 118-42, to develop and acquire effective law enforcement equipment, technologies, and interoperable communications that assist in responding to and preventing crime. The COPS Office is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety, protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community.
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