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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.
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Law Enforcement Agency De-Escalation Grants 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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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.
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.
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.
The SCI Youth Grant Pitch Contest is a competitive program from Social Capital Inc. that funds youth-led community improvement projects in Greater Boston. Teams of high school students in grades 9 through 12 residing in Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, or Suffolk counties develop project ideas through coaching from local professionals, then pitch their proposals to a live panel of judges. Winning teams receive $1,000 to $2,000 in grant funding to execute their community-strengthening visions. The program builds career skills including public speaking, project management, and team collaboration, while cultivating cross-socioeconomic connections among peers and mentors throughout the region.
The System Innovations Grant (Youth Opportunities Fund) is a multi-year funding opportunity from the Ontario Trillium Foundation that supports collaborative projects working to understand and strengthen systems so they function better for young people. Grants of up to $1,250,000 over five years fund collaboratives of two or more Ontario-based nonprofits aiming to create lasting systemic change that expands opportunities for youth ages 12 to 29, with a particular emphasis on Indigenous, Black, and other racialized youth facing systemic barriers. Eligible applicants are not-for-profit organizations incorporated for at least five years in Ontario with a mandate to serve youth, forming a formal collaborative. Indigenous- and Black-led organizations and collaboratives are prioritized. Applications were due March 11, 2026—check the Ontario Trillium Foundation website for upcoming intake cycles.
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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