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COPS Technology and Equipment Program is sponsored by Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office), U.S. Department of Justice. This program provides funding for law enforcement technology, equipment, and interoperable communications projects that assist in responding to and preventing crime. The goal is to increase the community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts of law enforcement agencies.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Eligible applicants are limited to those identified in the Congressional Joint Explanatory Statement (JES) for the projects designated for funding. The legal name associated with the applicant’s unique entity identifier (UEI) as registered in SAM must coincide with the agency name listed in the JES. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows up to $401.4 million available across awards. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
COPS Technology and Equipment Program is funded by Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office), U.S. Department of Justice. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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Law Enforcement Agency De-Escalation Grants is sponsored by Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office), U.S. Department of Justice. This solicitation provides grant funding to support whole agency training efforts in de-escalation, implicit bias, and duty to intervene, including overtime to participate in training programs and support for training officers to attend nationally certified train-the-trainer programs.
School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) is sponsored by Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office), U.S. Department of Justice. SVPP aims to improve security at schools and on school grounds through evidence-based school safety programs and technology. Funding can be used for coordination with law enforcement, training for law enforcement officers to prevent student violence, placement of deterrent measures (e.g., metal detectors, locks), and technology for expedited notification of law enforcement during emergencies.
Technology and Equipment Program (TEP) is sponsored by Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office), U.S. Department of Justice. This is a noncompetitive, invitational funding opportunity that provides funding to designated state, territorial, local, Tribal, and other entities to develop and acquire effective law enforcement equipment, technologies, and interoperable communications that assist in responding to and preventing crime and expand the implementation of community policing. Portable radios fall under interoperable communications and equipment.
DoD Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI) is sponsored by Department of Defense (DoD) - Office of Naval Research (ONR). The Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI), administered by the Department of Defense Office of Naval Research, supports basic research in science and engineering at U. S.
SBIR SF254-D1206: Knowledge-Guided Test and Evaluation Frameworks for proliferated Low Earth Orbit Constellations is sponsored by U.S. Air Force. DOD SBIR topic SF254-D1206: Knowledge-Guided Test and Evaluation Frameworks for proliferated Low Earth Orbit Constellations. Component: U.S. Air Force. Command: SDA. Solicitation: DoD SBIR 2025.4. Phase(s): D2PII, II, SPII. Status: Pre-Release. Open date: 3/4/2026.
The FY2026 COPS Hiring Program puts $157.5 million on the table to help local, state, tribal, and territorial agencies hire or rehire sworn officers — up to 75% of entry-level salary and benefits, capped at $125,000 per officer over three years, with a 25% local match. Here is how the cost-share math actually works, why the retention clause is the real obligation, who is eligible, how to win a competitive award, and why the July 23 Grants.gov deadline hides a second July 29 date most applicants miss.
Read articleThe FY2026 COPS Hiring Program will underwrite up to 75% of entry-level officer salaries for three years, capped at $125,000 per position. Here is how the $157.5M program actually scores applications, why the July 23 Grants.gov and July 29 JustGrants deadlines are a trap, and how small agencies should sequence a competitive application.
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.
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