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"COPS Hiring Program (CHP)" is currently closed and not accepting applications.
COPS Hiring Program (CHP) is sponsored by Department of Justice, COPS Office. The FY26 COPS Hiring Program is a competitive award program designed to provide funding directly to law enforcement agencies to hire and/or rehire additional career law enforcement officers/deputies in an effort to increase their community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Local Law Enforcement Agencies, State Law Enforcement Agencies, Units of local government (e.g., counties, cities, school districts), Federally Recognized Indian Tribes and their Public Agencies, Public Government Agencies. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows up to $157.5 million in total funding, awards support up to 75 percent of officer salaries and benefits for three years. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
The published deadline was July 29, 2026, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
COPS Hiring Program (CHP) is funded by Department of Justice, COPS Office. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Yes — this listing is flagged as national in scope, so applicants across the U.S. may apply, subject to the sponsor's other eligibility criteria.
Applications go through the funder's official portal — the Apply Now link on this page goes there directly.
The solicitation lists 4 required documents: SF-424, Budget Narrative, Project Narrative, and Background Investigation documentation. Check the official notice for formatting and page-limit rules.
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School Violence Prevention Program is sponsored by Department of Justice, COPS Office. The School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) provides awards directly to states, units of local government, or Indian tribes to improve security at schools and on school grounds through evidence-based school safety programs and technology. This includes funding for civilian personnel to serve as coordinators with local law enforcement, training for local law enforcement officers, purchase and installation of certain allowable equipment and technology, and other measures to significantly improve school security.
FY26 School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) is sponsored by Department of Justice, COPS Office. The SVPP provides awards directly to States, units of local government, or Indian tribes to improve security at schools and on school grounds through evidence-based school safety programs and technology. This includes funding for threat assessment and intervention teams, training for law enforcement and school officials, and deterrent measures.
The Justice Department's timeline put September 2026 as the month it starts executing the Bureau of Justice Grants consolidation, folding OJP, COPS, and OVW into one component under a Senate-confirmed Assistant Attorney General. Phase 1 is a single NOFO template and a uniform review framework. The FY2027 request cuts BJG discretionary funding 30.3 percent to $3.057 billion while eliminating $939.4 million in earmarks. Here is what changes for applicants, what the legal fight does not change, and how to plan a FY2027 pipeline through it.
Read articleThe FY 2026 Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation lets federally recognized Tribes apply once for grant programs spread across BJA, COPS, OJJDP, OVC, and OVW — more than $107 million in a single competition. Purpose Area 7 is gone this cycle, the two-step Grants.gov and JustGrants deadlines are a week apart, and the applicants who lose usually lose on the structure of the request, not the need.
Read articleThe FY2026 COPS School Violence Prevention Program offers up to $500,000 per award across roughly 200 grants, with a 25% match and a $100,000 microgrant lane for rural and tribal schools. But the statute limits it to physical security and law enforcement coordination — not mental health. Here is what SVPP actually funds, who can apply, and how to build a competitive application before August 4, 2026.
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