FY24 Community Policing Development (CPD) Invitational Solicitation | O COPS 2024 172067

Opportunity Information: Apply for O COPS 2024 172067

The FY24 Community Policing Development (CPD) Invitational Solicitation is a discretionary federal funding opportunity offered by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (the COPS Office). The COPS Office is the DOJ component focused on strengthening community policing nationwide by helping state, local, territorial, and tribal law enforcement agencies improve how they work with communities to prevent crime, build trust, and promote public safety. This particular CPD opportunity is designed to move community policing forward by investing in projects that build practical knowledge, generate evidence about what works, and translate promising ideas into usable guidance and resources for the field.

The core purpose of CPD funding under this solicitation is capacity-building for community policing. In practice, that means supporting efforts that help law enforcement agencies adopt or improve community policing strategies through the development and testing of innovative approaches, the identification and spread of promising practices, and the creation of tools or guidance that other agencies can use. The program emphasizes learning and improvement: projects are expected to build knowledge about effective practices and outcomes, not just run a one-time activity. The overall aim is to support new and creative approaches that can prevent crime, address community concerns, and contribute to safer communities, while also producing lessons that can be shared more broadly.

This is an invitational solicitation, which is a key limitation on who can apply. It is only open to applicants that received a direct invitation from the COPS Office. Even though the eligibility field is listed as "Others," the controlling requirement here is the invitation itself, meaning organizations that did not receive an invitation would not be eligible to submit an application under this specific posting.

Administratively, the opportunity is issued as a cooperative agreement, not a standard grant. A cooperative agreement typically indicates the federal agency expects to have substantial involvement in the funded project, such as collaborating on project direction, deliverables, or implementation and reporting. The funding activity category is Law, Justice and Legal Services, and the program is associated with CFDA number 16.710. The opportunity is identified by Funding Opportunity Number O-COPS-2024-172067, and it was created on April 11, 2024, with an original application closing date of May 28, 2024.

In terms of funding scale and competitiveness, the solicitation anticipates making a small number of awards, with an expected total of 4 awards. The listed award ceiling is $10,958,667, indicating the maximum amount available per award or under the solicitation parameters as stated in the posting. Taken together, the limited number of expected awards and the invitational nature suggest a targeted competition focused on specific, invited applicants whose proposed work aligns closely with the COPS Office priorities for advancing community policing practice, innovation, and field-wide impact.

• The Community Oriented Policing Services in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY24 Community Policing Development (CPD) Invitational Solicitation" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.710.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2024-04-11.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-05-28. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $10,958,667.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 4 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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