FY25 Community Policing Development (CPD): Law Enforcement Products and Resources Program

Eligibility

• For-profit (commercial) organizations

• Nonprofit organizations

• Higher education institutions

• Community groups

• Faith-based organizations

Granting Agency

• US Department of Justice’s Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office

Funding Amount

• $500,000 per award

• 16 awards anticipated

Due Dates

• Grants.gov Deadline: June 24, 2025, 4:59 PM ET

• JustGrants Deadline: June 30, 2025, 4:59 PM ET

Award Duration

• 24 months

Program Goals & Objectives

Goal: Produce innovative knowledge products and resources that promote community-oriented policing and increase the capacity of law enforcement agencies to enhance public safety.

• Objective 1: Develop innovative projects that enhance law enforcement organizational capacity to implement community partnerships, problem-solving, and their ability to directly address public safety problems through common-sense policing strategies.

• Objective 2: Promote effective and promising practices to increase awareness of and ready access to cutting-edge solutions to current public safety problems and a positive image of policing.

• Objective 3: Develop new knowledge and understanding of critical topics that impact public safety and community policing implementation utilizing common sense policing strategies.

Background

The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) is the component of the U.S. Department of Justice responsible for advancing the practice of community policing by the nation’s state, local, territorial, and tribal law enforcement agencies through information and grant resources. Through its Community Policing Development (CPD) program, the COPS Office develops products and resources on a wide range of community policing topics. CPD funded products and resources provide guidance on promising practices, develop and test innovative strategies; build knowledge about effective practices and outcomes; and support new, creative approaches to preventing crime and promoting safe communities and a positive image of policing.

The COPS Office is seeking applications for the FY25 Law Enforcement Products and Resources program to expand its community policing resources for state, local, territorial, and tribal law enforcement agencies. Applicants are invited to propose initiatives that will develop products and resources specifically designed for national distribution that offer creative ideas to uplift the image of the law enforcement profession, advance crime fighting, or support community policing efforts through community engagement, problem solving or organizational change. High priority areas of focus may include (but are not limited to) topics such as violent crime prevention, immigration issues and border security, child trafficking, street gangs, recruitment and hiring, gun violence and the enforcement of gun laws, opioids and drug market interruption, law enforcement taskforce engagement, homelessness and squatting, nuisance abatement and other crime and disorder problems.

Topic Areas

Any proposed product or resource should be directly in support of the advancement of community policing and promote the importance of law enforcement and communities working together to address highest priority public safety issues. High priority areas may include (but are not limited to) topics such as the following: uplifting the image of the law enforcement profession, violent crime prevention, immigration issues and border security, child trafficking, street gangs, recruitment and hiring, gun violence and the enforcement of gun laws, opioids and drug market interruption, law enforcement taskforce engagement, homelessness and squatting, nuisance abatement, and other crime and disorder problems. The categories in which the COPS Office is particularly interested in product and resource development address the above topics under the following areas:

Three Pillars of Community-Oriented Policing

Applicants should select a subcategory under this topic area in which they will focus program activities:

• Community partnerships

• Problem-solving techniques and/or solutions

• Organizational transformation

Uplifting the Image of Policing

Topics must seek to improve and promote a positive image of policing, uplifting the law enforcement profession in order to build trust and respect with the community, increase recruitment of new officers, and increase retention of existing officers. Potential topic ideas include the following, but are not limited to:

• National campaign uplifting the image of law enforcement

• Development of marketing toolkit promoting policing as a profession

• Research in law enforcement recruiting

• Support law enforcement pipeline programs

Emerging Issues Forums

The COPS Office will fund an organization to plan and execute two to four convenings with thought leaders in law enforcement on critical topics that are impacting the field. These forums will provide subject matter expertise on emerging issues in law enforcement, engaging with leading voices in the field on the critical issues in policing. The applicant will also develop resources highlighting promising practices addressing these emerging issues that can be shared with the broader law enforcement community. The applicant should be prepared to work collaboratively with the COPS Office to develop topics for the emerging issues convenings.

Open Topic Area

Applicants are invited to propose projects that offer highly innovative solutions to address complex issues related to law and order in America. Proposed project objectives and findings should prove useful to other law enforcement agencies nationally facing similar challenges. Proposed projects should NOT be projects eligible for funding under other COPS Office grant programs (such as, but not exclusively, the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act (LEMHWA) Implementation Projects, Safer Outcomes programs, or microgrants).

Projects Out of Scope

• Projects that do not offer creative and innovative ideas that advance community engagement, problem solving, or organizational changes in support of community policing will not be considered.

• Projects that do not benefit the broader national law enforcement field and only benefit a state, region or small set of agencies, will not be considered.

• Projects that duplicate an existing COPS Office or other DOJ product or resource will not be considered.