COPS Anti-Heroin Task Force Program (16.073)
COPS Anti-Heroin Task Force Program (Assistance Listing 16.073) is run by the Offices, Boards and Divisions, part of the Department of Justice. It awarded $1.8 million in 1 grant from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $1.8 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
There was 1 award in five years, of $1.8 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$1.8 million
- Grant awards1
- Typical award$1.8 million
- Awarded in FY 2025$1.8 million
- Size rank1,766 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceProject grants (discretionary)
Key findings
- It is the 1766th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- Awards went to recipients in 1 states and territories.
What the program funds
The Anti-Heroin Task Force (AHTF) program advances public safety by making competitive grants to State law enforcement agencies in States with high per capita rates of primary treatment admissions, for the purpose of locating or investigating illicit activities, through Statewide collaboration, relating to the distribution of heroin, fentanyl, or carfentanil, or relating to the unlawful distribution of prescription opioids.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
Eligible applicants are state law enforcement agencies with primary authority over state seizures of heroin, fentanyl, and other opioids.
What the money can and cannot pay for
The goal of the AHTF program is to increase the capacity of law enforcement agencies at the state level to address heroin and opioid abuse through improving investigations and establishing and enhancing multijurisdictional task forces. By providing funding for additional law enforcement, civilian, and task force personnel, training, and equipment, the program seeks to increase the number of hours devoted to statewide task forces, increase the number and variety of agencies participating in task forces, and enhance the analytical capability of task forces. Anticipated outcomes of AHTF awards include: increased collaboration with federal agencies; increased analytical reporting; increased information sharing among participating agencies; increased number and efficiency of investigations; increased percentage of investigations resulting in arrests, referrals, prosecutions, and ultimately convictions; increased knowledge and use of community policing principles; increased number of drug-endangered children identified; and increased number of and size of drug seizures. The COPS Office statutory nonsupplanting requirement mandates that Anti-Heroin Task Force (AHTF) AHTF funds be used to supplement (increase) the recipient’s budget and may not supplant (replace) state, local, or Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) funds that a recipient would otherwise have spent on law enforcement efforts in the absence of the AHTF award.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Deadlines
Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines
Award range and average, in the agency's words
$278,756 - $4,000,000
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2024: In FY 2024, the COPS Office awarded more than $30.9 million in AHTF award funds to 12 state law enforcement agencies. Provisions include the following: - AHTF competitively provides funds directly to state law enforcement agencies with high rates of primary treatment admissions for heroin, fentanyl, carfentanil, or other opioids. - AHTF funding must be used for investigative purposes to locate or investigate illicit activities, including activities related to the distribution of heroin, fentanyl, carfentanil, or other opioids; the unlawful distribution of prescription opioids; or unlawful diversion and distribution of prescription opioids. - AHTF provides funds to state law enforcement agencies with multijurisdictional reach and an interdisciplinary team (e.g., task force) structures. These state law enforcement agencies must have primary law enforcement authority over heroin and other opioids seizures and investigations. - AHTF funding is not intended for treatment programs or prosecution of heroin and other opioid related activities.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, COPS Anti-Heroin Task Force Program (16.073) awarded $1.8 million across 1 grant award, an average of $1.8 million per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation | North Carolina | 1 | $1.8 million |
Who usually wins
Almost all of the money went to state and local governments.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| State and local governments | 1 | $1.8 million | 100% |
By state
Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 1 | $1.8 million |