# COPS Office Anti-Heroin Task Force Program Solicitation

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-cops-2021-86002-cops-office-anti-heroin-task-force-program-solicitation/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/333041

> Community Oriented Policing Services offered grants of up to $4.0 million to state and local governments. It expected to make about 15 awards worth $35.0 million in total. Applications closed on June 3, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-COPS-2021-86002 |
| Agency | Community Oriented Policing Services |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 3, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $4.0 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 15 |
| Total funding | $35.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.710 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Eligible applicants are state law enforcement agencies with primary authority over state seizures of heroin and other opioids. See additional eligibility details under Eligibility section of this solicitation.

## What the grant funds

Overview of the COPS Office 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. The COPS Office has invested more than $14 billion to advance community policing, including grants awarded to more than 13,000 state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies to fund the hiring and redeployment of more than 134,000 officers. COPS Office information resources, covering a wide range of community policing topics such as school and campus safety, violent crime, and officer safety and wellness, can be downloaded via the COPS Office's home page, www.cops.usdoj.gov. For more information about the COPS Office please see "Other Information". Statutory Authority This program is authorized under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 as amended by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, Title I, Part Q, Public Law 103-322, 34 U.S.C. § 10381 et seq. The Attorney General shall use amounts otherwise appropriated to make competitive grants to State law enforcement agencies in States with high per capita rates of primary treatment admissions, for the purpose of locating or investigating illicit activities, through statewide collaboration, relating to the distribution of heroin, fentanyl, or carfentanil or relating to the unlawful distribution of prescription opioids. Program Description The AHTF program advances public safety by making competitive grants to State law enforcement agencies in States with high per capita rates of primary treatment admissions, for the purpose of locating or investigating illicit activities, through Statewide collaboration, relating to the distribution of heroin, fentanyl, or carfentanil, or relating to the unlawful distribution of prescription opioids. The goal of the AHTF program is to increase the capacity of law enforcement agencies at the state level to address heroin and opioid abuse through improving investigations and establishing and enhancing multijurisdictional task forces.

## Questions people ask

### Is O-COPS-2021-86002 still open?

No. It closed on June 3, 2021. A newer notice is open: O-COPS-2027-172808, closes November 10, 2026 (3 days left).

### Who can apply for COPS Office Anti-Heroin Task Force Program Solicitation?

Community Oriented Policing Services accepted applications from state and local governments. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for COPS Office Anti-Heroin Task Force Program Solicitation?

Closed June 3, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $4.0 million each. About $35.0 million in total across about 15 awards.

### Who has won Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Texas State University, City of Milwaukee, City of Chicago. The program made 3,696 awards worth $2.0 billion in that time.