Grants / Department of Justice / Community Oriented Policing Services

O-COPS-2024-171893: FY24 CPD Implementation of De-escalation Training Act Program

Closed Closed March 27, 2024 Opportunity O-COPS-2024-171893 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: FY 2027 COPS-OJP Constitutional Protections for Parents - A NASRO SRO TTA Invitational Program (O-COPS-2027-172808). Status: Closes November 10, 2026 (3 days left). It is in our archive of Community Oriented Policing Services notices from 2024.

• Award ceiling$750,000
• Total funding$750,000
• Expected awards1
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Open to all for-profit (commercial) organizations, nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, community groups, and faith-based organizations.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants awards averaged $531,078; this notice allows up to $750,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (83% over five years) went to state and local governments.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office, https://cops.usdoj.gov is pleased to announce that it is seeking applications for funding for the FY24 Implementation of De-Escalation Training Act Program – Community Policing Development. The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) is seeking an organization to work with the Department of Justice to develop and implement the final requirements for de-escalation training approvals meeting the goals of the Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act of 2022. The successful applicant will help ensure that these requirements are informed by the act by conducting ongoing consultations with stakeholders, by implementing promising practices, and by carrying out research on the effectiveness of law enforcement training in this area. The primary goal is to develop and support a training approval program as specified in the Law Enforcement De-escalation Training Act of 2022. The project must focus on the development and piloting of a standards-based approval process and promoting its use and benefits to the law enforcement field. Applicants will be expected to address in their proposal narrative how they plan to accomplish the following activities (i) contribute to the development of standards for de-escalation training that meet the goals of the de-escalation training act, (ii) develop a process through which training curricula (both classroom and online) can be submitted and processed for approval using the to-be established standards, (iii) design a long-term quality control plan to ensure that approved programs continue to meet the standard, and (iv) pilot implementation of the process in the field. Applicants should also include how they plan to design a process that incorporates ongoing consultation with key stakeholders, develop the guidance and tools necessary for entities to submit training for approval consideration, maintain an active and public listing of approved trainings, assist the COPS Office in designing a system for tracking information regarding training deliveries, and to identify and promote promising practices for content and delivery to the law enforcement community. In addition to the requirements above, applicants should address their experience and capacity with establishing substantive curriculum standards, managing certification or approval processes, evaluating training, and working with diverse stakeholders.

Category: Law, Justice and Legal Services.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, O-COPS-2027-172808, which is open now.

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