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Community Policing Development Overview

Community Policing Development (CPD) funds are used to advance the practice of community policing in law enforcement agencies through training and technical assistance, the development of innovative community policing strategies, applied research, guidebooks, and best practices that are national in scope. The COPS Office, a federal provider of innovative, customer-focused resources that address the continuing and emerging needs of those engaged in enhancing public safety through community policing, has designed the CPD solicitation to address critical topics in the law enforcement field by building on the principles of community policing.

Community policing is a philosophy that promotes organizational strategies, which support the systematic use of partnerships and problem-solving techniques, to proactively address the immediate conditions that give rise to public safety issues such as crime, social disorder, and fear of crime. Community policing is comprised of three key components:

Partnerships

Collaborative partnerships between the law enforcement agency and the individuals and organizations they serve to develop solutions to problems and increase trust in police.

Organizational Transformation

The alignment of organizational management, structure, personnel, and information systems to support community partnerships and proactive problem solving.

Problem Solving
The process of engaging in the proactive and systematic examination of identified problems to develop effective responses.
The 2012 CPD grant program has been established to fund projects related to one of the following topic areas:

• Community Policing Enhancement (COPS-CPD-2012-1)
• Ethics and Integrity (COPS-CPD-2012-2)
• Policing in the New Economy (COPS-CPD-2012-3)
• Child and Youth Safety (COPS-CPD-2012-4)
• Police Operations (COPS-CPD-2012-5)
• Officer Safety and Wellness (COPS-CPD-2012-06)
• Veterans Support (COPS-CPD-2012-7)
• Open Topics (COPS-CPD-2012-8)

The CPD Program is open to all public governmental agencies, profit and non-profit institutions, universities, community groups and faith based organizations. Proposals should be of national relevance, significantly advance the field of community policing, and demonstrate an understanding of community policing as it pertains to the application topic. Initiatives that primarily or solely benefit one or a limited number of law enforcement agencies or other entities will not be considered for funding. The project narrative portion of the application is limited to 20 pages (maximum), double-spaced, 12 point font.

Completing an application under the CPD Program is a two-step process. Applicants are first required to register via www.grants.gov and complete an SF-424, submitting it through the grants.gov website. Once the SF-424 has been submitted via grants.gov, the COPS Office will send an invitation e-mail to the applicant with instructions on completing the remainder of the CPD application through the COPS Office Online Application System. If you have not renewed your COPS Office Account Access information, contact the COPS Office Response Center at AskCOPSRC@usdoj.gov or 800.421.6770. An application is not considered submitted until both of these steps are completed.

Community Policing Development Application Guide

Community Policing Development FAQ's

Submitting an Application Using Grants.gov

Access the Grants.gov registration instruction manual here

COPS Application Attachment to SF-424