FY26 COPS Anti-Heroin Task Force Program

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Opportunity number
O-COPS-2026-172564
Agency
Applications due
Award size
Up to $4,000,000

Opportunity facts

Assistance listings
Funding instrument
Grant
Category
  • Law, Justice and Legal Services
Eligible applicants
  • State Governments
Points of contact
Full announcement

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Written by GovTribe AI ·

The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) is seeking applications for the FY26 Anti-Heroin Task Force Program by July 23, 2026, to fund state law enforcement agencies investigating illicit opioid distribution through statewide collaborative task forces.

Eligible applicants are state law enforcement agencies in states with high per capita rates of primary treatment admissions for opioid use. The program funds competitive grants to locate and investigate illicit activities relating to the distribution of heroin, fentanyl, carfentanil, or unlawfully distributed prescription opioids. FY26 AHTF priorities include increasing hours devoted to statewide task forces, expanding the number and variety of agencies participating, and enhancing analytical capability.

Allowable costs include salaries and fringe benefits for new full-time sworn law enforcement officer positions and civilian/non-sworn personnel (such as task force coordinators and analysts) not already supported by local budgets; in FY26, funding may also support existing positions previously funded through AHTF awards. Eligible costs also cover travel and training for AHTF-related conferences and technical assistance, plus equipment, technology, and supplies to support task force operations.

Awards are made for three-year periods, with extensions up to 12 additional months considered on a case-by-case basis. Place of performance is statewide within applicant jurisdictions. Recent FY25 awards ranged from $250,200 to $4.0 million across 17 state recipients.

Recipients must submit semiannual programmatic performance reports and quarterly federal financial reports, with financial records retained for three years following award conclusion. The COPS Office may conduct site visits, enhanced office-based reviews, and monitoring to confirm compliance with nonsupplanting requirements and programmatic and financial expectations.

CFDA 16.073.

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 COPS Anti-Heroin Task Force (AHTF) Program. This funding opportunity seeks to advance public safety by making competitive grants to state law enforcement agencies in states with high per capita rates of primary treatment admissions, for the purpose of locating or investigating illicit activities, through statewide collaboration, relating to the distribution of heroin, fentanyl, or carfentanil or relating to the unlawful distribution of prescription opioids. FY26 AHTF seeks to increase the number of hours devoted to statewide task forces, increase the number and variety of agencies participating in task forces, and enhance the analytical capability of task forces. As community policing is common sense policing, throughout the FY26 AHTF NOFO materials, the terms 'community policing' and 'common sense policing' are used interchangeably, unless otherwise specified. Allowable costs under FY26 AHTF include the following: • Salaries and fringe benefits for new, full-time sworn career law enforcement officer positions, including eligible rehired officers not supported in the local budget. Exception: in FY26, funding may be used for existing positions supported by prior AHTF awards. • Salaries and fringe benefits for civilian/non-sworn personnel not already in supported in the local budget. Examples include: • AHTF project coordinators • Anti-heroin/opioid/drug analysts • Travel/training costs to attend AHTF related training and technical assistance conferences, seminar, or classes, or to visit a site specified in the application. • Equipment, technology, and supplies directly linked to the enhancement or implementation of the AHTF project. • Procurement contracts and consultants to support the AHTF project. Other direct project costs such as: • Software and prepaid warranties or maintenance agreements (not to exceed 36 months) • Overtime costs for sworn officers and civilians engaging in AHTF-related investigative activities Note: AHTF funding is not available for treatment programs or prosecution of heroin, fentanyl, carfentanil, or other opioid-related activities. See the FY26 AHTF Application Resource Guide for a nonexhaustive list of allowable and unallowable costs. See the Eligible Applicants section for eligibility details. 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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