# FY26 Preparing for Active Shooter Situations (PASS)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-cops-2026-172557-fy26-preparing-for-active-shooter-situations-pass/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/362735

> Community Oriented Policing Services offered grants of up to $10.3 million to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, small businesses and businesses. It expected to make one award worth $10.3 million in total. Applications closed on August 4, 2026.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-COPS-2026-172557 |
| Agency | Community Oriented Policing Services |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 4, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | $10.3 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $10.3 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.710 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

This funding opportunity is open to all public governmental agencies, federally recognized Indian tribes, for-profit organizations, nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, community groups, and faith-based organizations. For-profit organizations (as well as other recipients) must forgo any profit or management fee

## What the grant funds

The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) is the component of the U.S. Department of Justice responsible for advancing the practice of community policing and the Administration’s priority of Making America Safe Again by supporting the nation’s state, local, territorial and Tribal law enforcement agencies through information and grant resources. This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the FY26 Preparing for Active Shooter Situations (PASS) Program. The preparedness of law enforcement to respond to active shooter incidents is a priority of the Administration. Through the PASS program, the Department of Justice supports this priority by providing funding to deliver nationally recognized, scenario-based training that prepares officers, first responders, and mental health and social service providers on how best to prepare their communities for an active shooter threat or act of terrorism. PASS program 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 threat or act of terrorism. In addition, this program will provide priority access to training for School Resource Officers funded under the COPS Hiring Program, to support active shooter preparedness and response in primary and secondary schools. 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.

## Questions people ask

### Is O-COPS-2026-172557 still open?

No. It closed on August 4, 2026. A newer notice is open: O-COPS-2027-172808, closes November 10, 2026 (3 days left).

### Who can apply for FY26 Preparing for Active Shooter Situations (PASS)?

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

### What is the deadline for FY26 Preparing for Active Shooter Situations (PASS)?

Closed August 4, 2026. 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 $10.3 million each. About $10.3 million in total for one award.

### 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.