Office of Community Oriented Policing Services Language Access Policy and Plan

The FY 2013 Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS) is now open.

All COPS Grantees must log into their COPS Agency Portal Account by November 30th, 2012 to review and update agency contact information.

There are exciting new changes to COPS’s grant management systems on the horizon! These new enhancements will enable your agency to manage your COPS grants more effectively by using online tools to request and submit items and complete grant management tasks. Along with this new system, COPS is increasing security requirements related to passwords. Read more in the letter below about the system upgrade, and access the instructions your agency must complete by November 30th, 2012 to prepare.

COPS Agency Portal Enhancements Letter

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FY 2013 Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS)
Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS) is now open to federally recognized Tribes and Tribal consortia. You can submit a single application and select from nine competitive grant programs. The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) is offering funding through Purpose Area #1: Tribal Resources Grant Program (TRGP) Hiring and Equipment/Training. While COPS’s FY 2013 appropriation is not yet finalized, we anticipate funding to be made available through Tribal grant programs administered by COPS to improve public safety and enhance community policing in federally recognized Tribal jurisdictions with established law enforcement agencies. Purpose Area #1 is designed to expand the implementation of community policing and meet the most serious needs of law enforcement in Tribal Nations through a broadened comprehensive program. The funding can be used to hire or re-hire career law enforcement officers and Village Public Safety Officers as well as procure basic equipment and training to assist in the initiation or enhancement of Tribal community policing efforts. FY 2013 CTAS reflects improvements and refinements from earlier versions based on your feedback during Tribal consultations and listening sessions, from a specially developed assessment tool about the application experience, and from written comments from applicants and grantees. Read more...

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There are no new funding opportunities available at this time for the COPS Hiring Program (CHP) and the Community Policing Development (CPD) program. However, please find information below for the funding awarded in each of these grant programs for FY 2012. Also, please utilize the COPS Office Website and Response Center as a resource. You may click on the link above to receive SMS Text or email updates of new funding opportunities at the COPS Office as they become available. You may also contact the Response Center at 800.421.6770 to learn more about COPS Office grant programs.

FY 2012 COPS Hiring Program (CHP)
The COPS Office is pleased to have announced the award of 221 FY 2012 COPS Hiring Program (CHP) grants for approximately $111 million on June 25th, 2012. In addition to these grants, nearly $3.6 million in funding awards were announced on September 27th, 2012 to 12 law enforcement agencies. CHP grants are designed to advance public safety through community policing by addressing the full-time sworn officer needs of state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies nationwide. CHP provides funds directly to law enforcement agencies to hire new and/or rehire career law enforcement officers, and to increase their community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. Read more...

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FY 2012 Community Policing Development (CPD) - 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.Read more...