# FY24 Collaborative Reform Initiative Invitational

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-cops-2024-172016-fy24-collaborative-reform-initiative-invitational/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/353164

> Community Oriented Policing Services offered grants of up to $4.0 million (at least $1.8 million) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 2 awards worth $5.8 million in total. Applications closed on April 16, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-COPS-2024-172016 |
| Agency | Community Oriented Policing Services |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | April 16, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $4.0 million |
| Award floor | $1.8 million |
| Expected awards | 2 |
| Total funding | $5.8 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.710 |

## Who can apply

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

This solicitation is limited to applicants that have received a direct invitation from the COPS Office.

## What the grant funds

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 been appropriated more than $20 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 136,000 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, https://cops.usdoj.gov. Community policing is a philosophy that promotes organizational strategies that support the systematic use of partnerships and problem-solving techniques to proactively address the immediate conditions that give rise to public safety issues such as violent crime, nonviolent crime, and fear of crime. The Collaborative Reform Initiative Continuum of Services is designed to build trust between law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve; improve operational efficiencies and effectiveness; enhance officers safety and wellness; and develop and disseminate evidence-based, promising, and innovative public safety practices. Collaborative Reform Initiative Technical Assistance Center (CRI-TAC). In operation since 2017, CRI-TAC provides a wide array of technical assistance services, using a “by the field, for the field” approach. The CRI-TAC process is agency-driven and offers customizable, short-term technical assistance on more than 60 topics. The COPS Office is not seeking competitive proposals for FY24. Critical Response. The Critical Response program is designed to provide targeted TA to law enforcement agencies experiencing high profile events, major incidents, or sensitive issues of varying need. Critical Response is highly customizable and provides flexible assistance to law enforcement agencies in a variety of ways including after-action reviews; peer-to-peer exchanges; targeted in-depth review, analysis, and recommendations; and facilitated discussions with subject matter experts. Critical Response projects may vary in duration depending upon scope.

## Questions people ask

### Is O-COPS-2024-172016 still open?

No. It closed on April 16, 2024. A newer notice is open: O-COPS-2027-172808, closes November 10, 2026 (3 days left).

### Who can apply for FY24 Collaborative Reform Initiative Invitational?

Community Oriented Policing Services accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for FY24 Collaborative Reform Initiative Invitational?

Closed April 16, 2024. 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 $5.8 million in total across about 2 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.