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The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services is the component of the U.S. Department of Justice responsible for advancing the practice of community policing by the nation's state, local, territorial, and tribal law enforcement agencies through information and grant resources. Read More

GRANTS

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The COPS Office funds grants that grow community policing efforts in many different ways. Learn more about our grants and how/when to apply.

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Several grant programs are funded each year through the COPS Office. If responsible for one of these grants, please check here for more information

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RESOURCES

Training & Technical Assistance


Numerous trainings and support materials are available in a variety of formats, including curricula; guidebooks; webinars; and publications.

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Collaborative Reform Initiative


An initiative that delivers targeted technical assistance directly to local law enforcement based on their identified needs and requests.

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12/05/2019 - DOJ Announces Funding Opportunities to Support Public Safety for American Indian and Alaska Native Communities
12/03/2019 - DOJ Honors Law Enforcement Officers and Deputies in Third Annual Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service in Policing

 

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The COPS Office publishes materials for law enforcement and community stakeholders to use in collaboratively addressing crime and disorder challenges. These free publications provide you with best practice approaches and give you access to collective knowledge from the field. Below you can find our recent and featured publications, and you can also search the Resource Center or our Community Policing Topics pages for specific issues.   

 

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  • COPS Leadership
  • Contact COPS
  • Community Policing in Action: Photo Contest
  • The L. Anthony Sutin Civic Imagination Award
  • Photo Galleries
  • Subscribe

NEWS

GRANTS

  • Compliance & Reporting
  • Program Documents
  • Grantees
  • Grantee Success Stories

RESOURCES

  • National Blue Alert Network
  • Recent Releases
  • Resource Center/Publications
  • E-Newsletter: Community Policing Dispatch
  • Podcast Series: The Beat
  • What’s New in Blue
  • Community Policing Topics

TRAINING & TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

  • Collaborative Reform Initiative for Technical Assistance Center

ACCOUNT ACCESS

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