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O-COPS-2026-172583: FY26 COPS Technology and Equipment Program

Closed Closed October 1, 2026 Opportunity O-COPS-2026-172583 ☆ 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 2026.

• Award ceiling$20.0 million
• Total funding$401 million
• Expected awards437
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to state and local governments and tribes.

This is an invitational program. Eligible applicants are limited to those identified in the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Joint Explanatory Statement (JES) for the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 (Public Law 119-74) for the projects designated for funding. The legal name (or “doing business as” name) associated with the applicant’s unique entity identifier (UEI) as registered in the System of Award Management (SAM) must coincide with the agency name listed in the JES. State and local governmental entities must comply with 8 U.S.C. §1373, which provides that State and local government entities may not prohibit, or in any way restrict, any government entity or official from sending to, receiving from, maintaining, or exchanging information regarding citizenship or immigration status, lawful or unlawful, of any individual with components of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security or any other federal, state or local government entity. This includes any prohibitions or restrictions imposed or established by a State or local government entity or official.

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants awards averaged $531,078; this notice allows up to $20.0 million 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

This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the FY26 Technology and Equipment Program (TEP). This noncompetitive, invitational, funding opportunity provides funding to state, territorial, local, Tribal, and other entities designated under the heading “Community Oriented Policing Services, Technology and Equipment Community Projects / COPS Law Enforcement Technology and Equipment” in the Congressional Joint Explanatory Statement – Division C, which is incorporated by reference into Public Law 119-74, to develop and acquire effective law enforcement equipment, technologies and interoperable communications that assist in responding to and preventing crime and expand the implementation of community policing. Equipment funded under this program should meet any applicable requirements of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Office of Law Enforcement Standards.

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.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.