FY26 Community Policing Development (CPD) Microgrants

Closed Posted

Opportunity number
O-COPS-2026-172559
Agency
Applications due
Award size
Up to $200,000

Opportunity facts

Assistance listings
Funding instrument
Grant
Category
  • Law, Justice and Legal Services
Eligible applicants
  • Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
  • County Governments
  • Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
  • City/Township Governments
  • Special District Governments
  • State Governments
  • Other
Points of contact
Full announcement

Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

Written by GovTribe AI ·

The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), U.S. Department of Justice, seeks applicants for the FY26 Community Policing Development Microgrants program, with applications due August 17, 2026.

Eligible applicants include city/township governments, county governments, state governments, special district governments, federally recognized tribal governments, non-federally recognized tribal organizations, and other entities. The program funds demonstration or pilot projects implemented by local, state, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies to increase capacity for innovative or evidence-based projects that improve officer and public safety. Projects should advance crime fighting, increase organizational effectiveness, and promote community safety, with proposals invited across eleven topical areas including preventing and investigating domestic terrorism.

Award amounts, expected number of awards, and specific period of performance are not specified in the source material. The program is assigned to CFDA 16.710, Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants. Grants under the parent program typically run one to three years, with extensions considered on a case-by-case basis and requested no sooner than 90 days before project expiration. Award decisions follow within four to six months of application receipt. Applicant organizations must retain financial records and supporting documentation for three years following conclusion of federal assistance. Applications submitted through Grants.gov or the COPS online portal must include budget forms, required assurances, certifications, and duly authorized electronic signatures. States covered by Executive Order 12372 may require intergovernmental review; applicants should consult their state's single point of contact.

Synopsis

The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) is the component of the U.S. Department of Justice responsible for advancing the practice of community policing and the Administration's priority of Making America Safe Again by supporting the nation's state, local, territorial and Tribal law enforcement agencies through information and grant resources. This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the FY26 Community Policing Development: Microgrants Program. Community Policing Development (CPD): Microgrants program funds are used to fund demonstration or pilot projects to be implemented by local, state, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies to increase their capacity to implement innovative or evidence-based projects that improve officer and public safety. These projects should offer creative ideas to advance crime fighting, increase organizational effectiveness, and promote community safety. The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) is the component of the U.S. Department of Justice responsible for advancing the practice of community policing and the Administration's priority of Making America Safe Again by supporting the nation's state, local, territorial and Tribal law enforcement agencies through information and grant resources. This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the FY26 Community Policing Development: Microgrants Program. Community Policing Development (CPD): Microgrants program funds are used to fund demonstration or pilot projects to be implemented by local, state, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies to increase their capacity to implement innovative or evidence-based projects that improve officer and public safety. These projects should offer creative ideas to advance crime fighting, increase organizational effectiveness, and promote community safety. Applicants are invited to propose demonstration or pilot projects in one of eleven areas: -Preventing and investigating domestic terrorism -Violent crime enforcement and investigations -Gang violence enforcement and investigations -Detecting and investigating human trafficking -Investigating and interrupting child exploitation -Vagrancy and squatting -Immigration and border security -Investigating and interrupting opioid and drug markets -Officer recruitment, hiring, and retention -Unmanned aerial systems -Investigating and interrupting cybercrime The COPS Office encourages agencies to propose partnerships with other law enforcement entities through taskforces and other formal operational arrangements to address the chosen area of focus, as well as with relevant stakeholders. The COPS Office also encourages agencies to consider including evaluation components appropriate to the type of activities proposed. Applicants should explain in their application how their approach addresses a specific public safety need or gap in services. Applicants may submit multiple applications but must submit a separate application for each project. Any applicant that selects the incorrect category may not pass the basic minimum requirement phase of the review process. See the Eligible Applicants section for eligibility details. As community policing is common sense policing, throughout the FY26 Community Policing Development: Microgrants Program NOFO materials, the terms "community policing" and "common sense policing" are used interchangeably, unless otherwise specified. All awards are subject to the availability of appropriated funds and any modifications or additional requirements that may be imposed by law.

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