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School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP)
The 2023 COPS Office School Violence Prevention Program is a competitive program that provides funding directly to States, units of local government, Indian tribes, and their public agencies to be used to improve security at schools and on school grounds in the jurisdiction of the grantee through evidence-based school safety programs.
Up to $73 million is available for this program.
Applications are due by May 17, 2023, at 4:59 PM ET.
Please click here for more information on the 2023 School Violence Prevention Program.
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Community Policing Development (CPD) – Accreditation
CPD is a competitive grant program designed to advance the practice of community policing by providing guidance on promising practices through the development and testing of innovative strategies; building knowledge about effective practices and outcomes; and supporting new, creative approaches to preventing crime and promoting safe communities.
- The CPD –Accreditation program will encompass four separate solicitations for the following purposes:
- support for law enforcement agencies seeking accreditation.
- Support and enhancement of existing law enforcement accreditation bodies to facilitate the ability of agencies to become accredited.
- Establishment of accreditation entities in states that do not have an accreditation body (opens March 17, 2023)
- Development of a national marketing program and provision of technical assistance to law enforcement agencies receiving COPS Office accreditation grant funding
Approximately $8.5 million is available for this program.
Applications are due by May 15, 2023, at 4:59 PM ET. Please click here for more information on the 2023 CPD – Accreditation program.
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The 2023 COPS Hiring Program is a competitive grant program designed to provide funds directly to law enforcement agencies to hire new or rehire existing career law enforcement officers to increase their community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. All local, state, territorial, and tribal law enforcement agencies that have primary law enforcement authority are eligible to apply. Up to $224.5 million is available for this program.
Applications are due by May 11, 2023, at 4:59 PM ET.
Please click here for more information on the 2023 COPS Hiring Program.
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Community Policing Development (CPD)
Implementing Crisis Intervention Teams (CIT)
CPD is a competitive grant program designed to advance the practice of community policing by providing guidance on promising practices through the development and testing of innovative strategies; building knowledge about effective practices and outcomes; and supporting new, creative approaches to preventing crime and promoting safe communities. The CPD – Implementing Crisis Intervention Teams solicitation will provide grants directly to state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies for the creation or expansion of crisis intervention teams and to embed mental and behavioral health services with law enforcement agencies so they can better respond to individuals in crisis in the community. Approximately $11.5 million is available.
Applications are due by May 8, 2023, at 4:59 PM ET.
Please click here for more information on the 2023 CPD – Implementing Crisis Intervention Teams program.
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Community Policing Development (CPD) – Microgrants
CPD is a competitive grant program designed to advance the practice of community policing by providing guidance on promising practices through the development and testing of innovative strategies; building knowledge about effective practices and outcomes; and supporting new, creative approaches to preventing crime and promoting safe communities. Under the CPD – Microgrants solicitation, local, state, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies may propose demonstration or pilot projects that offer creative ideas to advance crime fighting, community engagement, problem solving, or organizational changes to support community policing in one of the following areas: officer recruitment, retention, and workforce diversification; underserved populations; building trust and legitimacy with the community; hate crimes and domestic terrorism; and community violence intervention. Approximately $5 million is available for this program.
Applications are due by May 8, 2023, at 4:59 PM ET.
Please click here for more information on the Microgrants program.
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OJJDP Announces Upcoming Webinars on JustGrants Training
Register for upcoming youth justice-related webinars.
JustGrants Virtual Q&A: Entity Management March 28, 2023 |
JustGrants Virtual Q&A: Application Mechanics: Submitting an Application Training March 29, 2023 |
NOW OPEN: OVW’s FY 2023
Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction Grant Program Solicitation
The Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction Program (Tribal Jurisdiction Program) is authorized by the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended. The Tribal Jurisdiction Grant Program supports tribes in their efforts exercise special Tribal criminal jurisdiction (STCJ) over non-Indians who commit “covered crimes” within the Tribe’s jurisdictional boundaries and provides technical assistance for planning and implementing changes in their criminal justice systems necessary to exercise the jurisdiction. “Covered crimes” are limited to assault of Tribal justice personnel; child violence; dating violence; domestic violence; obstruction of justice; sexual violence; sex trafficking; stalking; and violation of a protection order. Grant recipients are committed to exercising the jurisdiction to ensure that victims find safety and justice and that non-Indians who commit covered crimes within their jurisdiction are held accountable. Eligible applicants include Indian tribal governments that have jurisdiction over Indian country.
New This Year
In the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 (VAWA 2022), Congress recognized the inherent authority of Tribes to exercise STCJ over non-Indians who commit an expanded set of “covered crimes.” In addition to domestic violence, dating violence, and violation of certain protection orders, these “covered crimes” now include: assault of tribal justice personnel (without requirement that victim be Indian), child violence, obstruction of justice (without requirement that victim be Indian or connection to covered crime), sexual violence, sex trafficking, and stalking. VAWA 2022 amended the statutory provisions governing the Tribal Jurisdiction Program to enable grantees to address all covered crimes.
Important Dates and Information
Application deadline for Grants.gov: May 9, 2023 – 11:59 p.m. ET
Application deadline for JustGrants: May 11, 2023 – 9:00 p.m. ET
Letter of Intent: April 20, 2023
Pre-application call: April 4, 2023
To submit an application, all applicants must register online with the System for Award Management (SAM) and with Grants.gov. To ensure sufficient time to complete the registration process, applicants should register online with SAM and with Grants.gov immediately, but no later than April 20, 2023.
Contact: OVW.TribalJurisdiction@usdoj.gov or 202-307-6026
The Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative (RVCRI), funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and supported by the National Policing Institute, Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), and the Small & Rural Law Enforcement Executives Association (SRLEEA), provides grants and training and technical assistance (TTA) support to law enforcement agencies addressing violent crime challenges in rural areas.
The RVCRI team hopes to make funding notifications by the end of January 2023. The next funding deadline will be in March 2023. Additional information will be forthcoming. RVCRI program information can be found at
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