O-COPS-2024-172151: FY24 Safer Outcomes: Enhancing De-Escalation and Crisis Response Training for Law Enforcement – Expansion of Regional De-Escalation Training Centers
Closed
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.
Community Oriented Policing Services offered grants of up to $800,000 to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 5 awards worth $4.0 million in total. Applications closed on July 23, 2024.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed May 30, 2024. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award ceiling$800,000
- Total funding$4.0 million
- Expected awards5
- Cost sharingNot required
- Funding typeCooperative Agreement
Key dates
| Posted | May 30, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | July 23, 2024 |
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)
Eligibility for the FY24 Safer Outcomes: Enhancing De-Escalation and Crisis Response Training for Law Enforcement – Expansion of Regional De-Escalation Training Centers program is limited to institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations with experience providing training to law enforcement at the national or regional level.
Is this a realistic fit?
- Past Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants awards averaged $531,078; this notice allows up to $800,000 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 Safer Outcomes: Enhancing De-Escalation and Crisis Response Training for Law Enforcement – Expansion of Regional De-Escalation Training Centers program. The goal of this solicitation is to promote safe outcomes during police encounters with persons in crisis through the expansion of the COPS Office network of regional de-escalation training centers. These centers provide relevant de-escalation and crisis response training for law enforcement in a multistate region. Awards under this solicitation will be made to training centers administered by institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations with experience providing training to law enforcement at the national or regional level. Training is supported for law enforcement officers, support personnel employed by law enforcement agencies, and mental health professionals working on a crisis intervention team as an employee of a law enforcement agency or under a legal agreement with a law enforcement agency.
Who has won Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants grants before
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants (16.710) awarded $2.0 billion across 3,696 grant awards, an average of $531,078 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas State University | Texas | 4 | $41.0 million |
| City of Milwaukee | Wisconsin | 4 | $29.0 million |
| City of Chicago | Illinois | 8 | $25.9 million |
| City of Cincinnati | Ohio | 6 | $25.3 million |
| The Cna Corporation | Virginia | 6 | $20.2 million |
Applying now
This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, O-COPS-2027-172808, which is open now.
The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.
Questions people ask
Is O-COPS-2024-172151 still open?
No. It closed on July 23, 2024. A newer notice is open: O-COPS-2027-172808, closes November 10, 2026 (3 days left).
Who can apply for FY24 Safer Outcomes: Enhancing De-Escalation and Crisis Response Training for Law Enforcement – Expansion of Regional De-Escalation Training Centers?
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 Safer Outcomes: Enhancing De-Escalation and Crisis Response Training for Law Enforcement – Expansion of Regional De-Escalation Training Centers?
Closed July 23, 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 $800,000 each. About $4.0 million in total across about 5 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.
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