# FY25 Preparing for Active Shooter Situations (PASS) Invitational

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-cops-2025-172409-fy25-preparing-for-active-shooter-situations-pass/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/359012

> Community Oriented Policing Services offered grants of up to $10.8 million to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award worth $10.8 million in total. Applications closed on June 24, 2025.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-COPS-2025-172409 |
| Agency | Community Oriented Policing Services |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 24, 2025 |
| Award ceiling | $10.8 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $10.8 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.069 |

## Who can apply

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

FY25 Preparing for Active Shooter Situations (PASS) Invitational program is limited to applicants that have received a direct invitation from the COPS Office.

## 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 COPS Office pleased to announce that it is seeking applications for funding for the FY25 Preparing for Active Shooter Situations (PASS) Invitational program. Preparing for Active Shooter Situations (PASS) funds are used to increase public and law enforcement safety nationwide by training first responders—including law enforcement, fire, emergency medical services (EMS), dispatchers, medical personnel, facility security, emergency management, and any other professionals who may reasonably be key to a successful integrated response—to handle an active shooter or other violent threat. Training provided under the PASS program will advance the goal of the 2016 Protecting Our Lives by Initiating COPS Expansion (POLICE) Act in offering scenario-based, integrated response courses designed to counter active shooter threats or acts of terrorism against individuals or facilities. The COPS Office welcomes applications under which two or more entities would carry out the federal award; however, only one entity may be the applicant. Any other entities carrying out the federal award must be identified as proposed subrecipients. The applicant must be the entity that would have primary responsibility for carrying out the awards, including administering the funding, managing the entire project and monitoring compliance. The terms and conditions of the federal award are also applicable to subrecipients. Please note the distinction between a subaward that creates a financial assistance relationship to carry out a portion of the federal award and a contract that creates a procurement relationship for the purchase of goods and services needed under the federal award. To assist in making subrecipient and contractor determinations, please refer to the guidance in 2 C.F.R. § 200.331.

## Questions people ask

### Is O-COPS-2025-172409 still open?

No. It closed on June 24, 2025.

### Who can apply for FY25 Preparing for Active Shooter Situations (PASS) 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 FY25 Preparing for Active Shooter Situations (PASS) Invitational?

Closed June 24, 2025. 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 $10.8 million each. About $10.8 million in total for one award.