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Secure .gov websites use HTTPS Please view all solicitations below that you may be eligible for by being a institution of higher education. You will find a description and criteria for each solicitation listed below. Please select the check mark if you meet the prescribed criteria and please click the X if you do not meet the criteria.
Description: Funds for an organization to support the COPS Office with coordinating the Blue Alert System to support the National Blue Alert Network.
Criteria: Is your agency a Public Government Agency, For Profit (Commercial) Organization, Non-Profit Organization, Institution of Higher Education, Community Group, or a Faith-Based Organization?
Collaborative Reform Initiative (CRI)
Description: Funds for a technical assistance provider to provide targeted technical assistance to law enforcement agencies experiencing high-profile events, major incidents, or sensitive issues of varying need.
Criteria: Is your agency one of the following: Institution of Higher Education, Non-Profit Organization, or For Profit (Commercial) Organization?
Community Policing Development (CPD) De-Escalation Training
Description: Funds to support comprehensive de-escalation approach.
Sub Category Solicitation:
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Continuation and Expansion of Regional De-Escalation Training Centers:
Description: Funds for continuation and expansion of regional centers for the delivery of de-escalation training.
Criteria: Is your agency one of the following: Institution of Higher Education, Non-Profit Organization, Faith Based Organization, Community Group, Public Government Agency, Federally Recognized Tribe and their Public Agencies, or For Profit (Commercial) Organization?
Community Policing Development: Law Enforcement Products and Resources Program
Description: Funds for projects that will develop products and resources on law enforcement topics, specifically designed for national distribution that offer creative ideas that advance crime fighting, community engagement, problem solving, or organizational changes in support of community policing. Proposed initiatives must be national in scope, which the COPS Office defines as intentionally developed to benefit agencies nationwide, not just a specific state or region. Examples of the types of products and resources that the COPS Office generally distributes include the following:
- Online or in-person training curricula
- Guidebooks
- Emerging issues forums
- Policy guides
- Promising practices
- Pilot programs, case studies, or evaluations
- Roll-call videos
- Podcasts or webinars
- Self-assessment tools
- Interactive websites
Criteria: Is your agency one of the following: Institution of Higher Education, Non-Profit Organization, Faith Based Organization, Community Group, or For Profit (Commercial) Organization?
Preparing for Active Shooter Situations (PASS)
Description: Funds to support 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.
Criteria: Is your agency one of the following: Institution of Higher Education, Non-Profit Organization, Faith Based Organization, Community Group, Public Government Agency, Federally Recognized Tribe and their Public Agencies, or For Profit (Commercial) Organization?
Tribal Resources Grant Program – Technical Assistance Program (TRGP-TA) Solicitation
Description: Funds are used to support tribal law enforcement agencies through training and technical assistance efforts around community policing topics.
Criteria: Is your agency a Public Government Agency, Federally Recognized Indian Tribe and their Public Agencies, For Profit (Commercial) Organization, Non-Profit Organization, Institution of Higher Education, Community Group, or a Faith-Based Organization?
