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FY26 COPS Technology and Equipment Program

Federal funding opportunity O-COPS-2026-172583 from Community Oriented Policing Services (Department of Justice).

Apply on Grants.gov →Application closes July 16, 2026

Posted
June 2, 2026
Closes
July 16, 2026
Award ceiling
$20,000,000
Program funding
$401,406,387
Expected awards
437
Cost sharing
No
Instrument
Grant
Assistance listing
16.710
Category
Law, Justice and Legal Services

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 16.710 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.

FY2024 obligated
$1B
FY2025 obligated
$14.6M
FY2026 (to date) obligated
$64.3M
Awards in window
2,954

Top recipients: Texas State University, The Cna Corporation, City of Cincinnati, City of San Antonio, International Association of Chiefs of Police

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed July 2026

Synopsis

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.

Who can apply

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.

How to apply

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Agency contact: Community Oriented Policing Services · AskCopsRC@usdoj.gov · 800-421-6770

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