FY24 COPS Directed Announcement: Administrative Funding Adjustments to Previously Funded Awards (CPD) | O COPS 2024 172160

Opportunity Information: Apply for O COPS 2024 172160

The FY24 COPS Directed Announcement: Administrative Funding Adjustments to Previously Funded Awards (CPD) is a U.S. Department of Justice COPS Office grant opportunity designed to support the continuation of work tied to a specific, previously funded COPS award. The COPS Office, which is the federal entity focused on advancing community policing nationwide, uses its grantmaking and information resources to help state, local, territorial, and tribal law enforcement agencies strengthen public safety and build trust with the communities they serve. Over time, the COPS Office reports having received more than $20 billion in appropriations to advance community policing efforts, including awards to more than 13,000 agencies to support the hiring or redeployment of more than 136,000 officers. The office also maintains a large library of community policing guidance and publications, including materials on school and campus safety, violent crime, and officer safety and wellness, available through https://cops.usdoj.gov.

This particular announcement is not an open, competitive program in the usual sense. It is a directed announcement, meaning only organizations that were specifically invited by the COPS Office may apply. The invitation would have been sent directly to the intended applicant and would include instructions on how to apply, along with eligibility details specific to that recipient. In practical terms, this opportunity is meant to make administrative funding adjustments and allow the invited recipient to continue the work of a prior project, rather than launching a brand-new initiative or substantially changing the original project design.

Programmatically, the announcement emphasizes continuity. Applicants are expected to follow the rules and guidelines from the original solicitation under which the earlier funding was awarded. The new project is intended to remain substantially the same as the previous one in scope, purpose, award amount, and performance period. In other words, the COPS Office is using this mechanism to keep an existing, previously approved body of work moving forward with minimal changes, while ensuring the project remains aligned with the original terms and expectations.

The COPS Office frames this work within broader departmental priorities that include promoting civil rights and equity, increasing access to justice, supporting crime victims and people impacted by the justice system, strengthening community safety, protecting the public from evolving threats, and building trust between law enforcement and the community. While the announcement itself does not lay out new program categories, it signals that continuation projects funded through this mechanism should still reflect these overarching goals where applicable.

Key administrative details from the posting include that it is a discretionary grant opportunity (Funding Instrument Type: Grant) in the Law, Justice and Legal Services category, listed under CFDA 16.710. The opportunity number is O-COPS-2024-172160. The original application closing date was July 31, 2024, and the posting indicates an expected single award, with an award ceiling of $160,578. The eligible applicant category is listed as "Others," but eligibility is effectively restricted to those entities that received a direct invitation from the COPS Office, so the controlling document for determining who can apply is the invitation letter itself.

• The Community Oriented Policing Services in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY24 COPS Directed Announcement: Administrative Funding Adjustments to Previously Funded Awards (CPD)" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.710.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2024-07-16.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-07-31. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $160,578.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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