FY26 Community Policing Development (CPD) Accreditation Program
Administered by Community Oriented Policing Services, this law & justice grant invites applications from nonprofits and other eligible applicants, with applications due Aug 27, 2026. It provides awards up to $350K.
See full details on Grants.govOpportunity description
Who can apply
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Small businesses
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Private institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- State governments
- Special district governments
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
Eligibility for the FY26 Community Policing Development Accreditation program is limited to for-profit and nonprofit organizations, public governmental agencies, federally recognized Indian tribes, institutions of higher education, faith-based organizations, and community groups. Organizations who were awarded funding for accreditation in FY2024 or FY2025 will not be considered for funding in FY2026.
Funding
Agency contact
Community Oriented Policing Services
For technical assistance with submitting the SF-424, please call the Grants.gov customer service hotline at 800-518-4726, send questions via email to support@Grants.gov,or consult the Grants.gov Organization Applicant User Guide. The Grants.gov Support Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays. For technical support with the Justice Grants System (JustGrants) application, please contact JustGrants Support at JustGrants.Support@usdoj.gov or 833-872-5175. JustGrants Support operates Monday through Friday between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) and Saturday, Sunday, and federal holidays from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET. Training on JustGrants can also be found at https://justicegrants.usdoj.gov/training-resources. For programmatic assistance with the requirements of this program, please call the COPS Office Response Center at 800-421-6770 or send questions via email to AskCopsRC@usdoj.gov. The COPS Office Response Center operates Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET, except on federal holidays. In addition, the COPS Office welcomes applicant feedback on this notice of funding opportunity, the application submission process, and the application review process. Provide feedback via email to AskCopsRC@usdoj.gov (Subject line: “FY26 PROGRAM NAME Feedback”). AskCopsRC@usdoj.gov
AskCopsRC@usdoj.govWhere to apply
Applications go through Grants.gov directly. We recommend reading the full announcement and double-checking eligibility and dates on the official listing first.
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