The Fiscal Year 2023 Preparing for Active Shooter Situations (PASS) Award announcement information is now available! Visit the 2023 PASS Awards for the award announcement and management documents.

For all COPS Office 2023 Awards information, visit the Grants page.

The Fiscal Year 2023 Preparing for Active Shooter Situations (PASS) Program is designed to meet the goal of the 2016 Protecting Our Lives by Initiating COPS Expansion (POLICE) Act in offering “scenario-based, integrated response courses designed to counter active shooter threats or acts of terrorism against individuals or facilities."

The program will fund a provider who can provide nationwide training to at least 20,000 first responders over the course of the award through scenario-based, multidisciplinary training classes. The training should be available to any jurisdiction in the U.S. and delivered in the desired location of the requesting agency, to include law enforcement, fire, and emergency medical services (EMS).

Who is Eligible?

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Institutions of Higher Education

Non-Profit Organizations

For Profit (Commercial) Organizations

Faith Based Organizations

Units of local government (e.g., counties, cities, school districts)

Federally Recognized Indian tribes and their public agencies

Public Government Agencies

Need more information on how to apply to any of our programs?

For additional assistance we encourage you to visit the How to Apply page, which includes frequently asked questions, appendices, additional fact sheets, links to webinars, and other resources.

The COPS Office is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and build trust between law enforcement and the community.