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NOW OPEN:
The FY26 COPS Anti-Heroin Task Force (AHTF) program will close on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, at 4:59 PM ET.*
*IMPORTANT: Applications will be submitted in a two-step process, each with its own deadline.
STEP 1: Submit an SF-424 in Grants.gov.
GRANTS.GOV APPLICATION DEADLINE: THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2026 (4:59 PM ET).
STEP 2: Submit the full application including attachments in JustGrants.
JUSTGRANTS APPLICATION DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2026 (4:59 PM ET).
COPS Anti-Heroin Task Force Program Notice of Funding Opportunity Webinar
The COPS Office will be hosting a webinar for potential AHTF applicants on
Monday, June 29, 2026, at 1:00 PM ET.
Please click here to register for the webinar.
ABOUT AHTF
The Fiscal Year 2026 COPS Anti-Heroin Task Force (AHTF) program is a competitive award program designed to advance public safety by providing funds directly to state law enforcement agencies in states with high per capita rates of primary treatment admissions for the purpose of locating or investigating illicit activities through statewide collaboration relating to the distribution of heroin, fentanyl, or carfentanil, or to the unlawful distribution of prescription opioids.
State Law Enforcement Agencies
Applicants must be a state law enforcement agency with the following:
- Primary authority over state seizures of heroin and other opioids
- Multijurisdictional reach
- Interdisciplinary team (task force) structure(s)
State and local governmental entities must comply with 8 U.S.C. §1373, which provides that State and local government entities may not prohibit, or in any way restrict, any government entity or official from sending to, receiving from, maintaining, or exchanging information regarding citizenship or immigration status, lawful or unlawful, of any individual with components of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security or any other federal, state or local government entity. This includes any prohibitions or restrictions imposed or established by a State or local government entity or official.
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