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FY26 COPS Hiring Program

Federal funding opportunity O-COPS-2026-172611 from Community Oriented Policing Services (Department of Justice).

Apply on Grants.gov →Application closes July 23, 2026

Posted
June 9, 2026
Closes
July 23, 2026
Award ceiling
$6,250,000
Program funding
$157,594,000
Expected awards
250
Cost sharing
Yes
Instrument
Grant
Assistance listing
16.068
Category
Law, Justice and Legal Services

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 16.068 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.

FY2024 obligated
$0
FY2025 obligated
$0
FY2026 (to date) obligated
$161.3M
Awards in window
228

Top recipients: Augusta-richmond County Government, Government of the Virgin Island, City & County of San Francisco, City of Milwaukee, City of Dallas

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed July 2026

Synopsis

The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) is the component of the U.S. Department of Justice responsible for advancing the practice of community policing and supporting the Administration’s priority of Making America Safe Again by the nation’s state, local, territorial and Tribal law enforcement agencies through information and grant resources. The purpose of CHP is to fund law enforcement agencies to hire and/or rehire additional career sworn law enforcement officers/deputies in an effort to increase their community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. Anticipated outcomes of CHP awards include engagement in planned community partnerships, implementation of projects to analyze and assess problems, implementation of changes to personnel and agency management in support of community policing, and increased capacity of agency to engage in community policing activities.

Who can apply

Eligible applicants are limited to established and operational local, state, territorial, and Tribal law enforcement agencies that have primary law enforcement authority. In addition, 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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