FY25 Community Policing Development (CPD) Accreditation: Enhancing Law Enforcement Accreditation Entities | O COPS 2025 172407

Opportunity Information: Apply for O COPS 2025 172407

The FY25 Community Policing Development (CPD) Accreditation: Enhancing Law Enforcement Accreditation Entities opportunity is a discretionary funding program offered by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office). It is intended to strengthen the ability of law enforcement agencies to carry out community policing (also referred to in the notice as "common sense policing") by improving and expanding accreditation-related capacity, guidance, and support. The overall thrust of CPD funding is to help the field adopt and sustain effective community policing strategies by identifying promising practices, developing and testing innovative approaches, building evidence and knowledge about what works, and encouraging creative solutions that prevent crime and promote safer communities.

Funding is provided through a cooperative agreement, which typically means the COPS Office expects to have substantial involvement during the project period (for example, collaboration on deliverables, review of work products, and ongoing coordination), rather than simply issuing a grant and receiving periodic reports. The opportunity falls under the Law, Justice and Legal Services category and is listed under CFDA (now Assistance Listing) 16.710. The posting indicates an award ceiling of $300,000 and anticipates making about 7 awards, subject to the availability of appropriated funds and any legal or policy changes that may affect final award conditions.

The program allows collaborative project structures where two or more entities participate, but it is clear that only one organization can submit as the applicant and serve as the primary award recipient. That lead applicant is responsible for the full scope of award management, including administering funds, overseeing the project, and monitoring compliance for the entire effort. If other organizations will carry out part of the programmatic work, they must be identified as subrecipients in the application, and the award terms and conditions will apply to them as well. The notice also stresses the importance of correctly distinguishing between subawards (financial assistance relationships where another entity helps carry out the federal program) and contracts (procurement relationships used to buy goods or services needed for the project). Applicants are directed to the federal guidance at 2 C.F.R. 200.331 for help making those determinations.

The opportunity also notes that awards will align with Executive Orders and Attorney General memoranda tied to the Administration's public safety priorities. As described in the notice, these include efforts connected to reestablishing law and order, increasing hiring and retention of state and local sworn officers, improving collaboration between state and local agencies and federal task forces, cracking down on open illegal drug use, disrupting fentanyl and other dangerous drug distribution, preventing crime, promoting nuisance abatement, countering human trafficking and child smuggling, and enhancing immigration enforcement and border security. In practice, that language signals that proposed accreditation-related work should be framed in a way that supports these broader public safety objectives while still fitting the CPD purpose of strengthening community policing implementation through practical guidance, innovation, and measurable outcomes.

Eligibility is broad and includes for-profit and nonprofit organizations, public governmental agencies, federally recognized Indian tribes, institutions of higher education, faith-based organizations, and community groups. The opportunity number is O-COPS-2025-172407, and the original application deadline listed is June 24, 2025.

• The Community Oriented Policing Services in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY25 Community Policing Development (CPD) Accreditation: Enhancing Law Enforcement Accreditation Entities" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.710.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2025-05-14.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-06-24. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $300,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 7 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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