OpportunityTitle: FY24 COPS School Violence Prevention Program
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: States, units of local government, Indian tribes, and their public agencies are eligible to apply. See additional eligibility details under the Eligibility section of this solicitation.
Description: The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) is the component of the U.S. Department of Justice responsible for advancing the practice of community policing by the nation&#8217;s state, local, territorial, and tribal law enforcement agencies through information and grant resources. The COPS Office has been appropriated more than $20 billion to advance community policing, including grants awarded to more than 13,000 state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies to fund the hiring and redeployment of more than 136,000 officers. COPS Office information resources, covering a wide range of community policing topics such as school and campus safety, violent crime, and officer safety and wellness, can be downloaded via the COPS Office&#8217;s home page, https://cops.usdoj.gov. The COPS Office School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) provides funding directly to states, units of local government, Indian tribes, and their public agencies to improve security at schools and on school grounds in the recipient&#8217;s jurisdiction through evidence-based school safety programs. The COPS Office is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and build trust between law enforcement and the community. Statutory Authority This program is authorized under the Students, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence Act of 2018 (34 U.S.C. &#167; 10551 et seq.). Pursuant to 34 U.S.C. &#167; 10551(b)(5)&#8211;(9), SVPP funding is authorized and available under the following purpose areas: &#8226; &#8220;Coordination with local law enforcement&#8221; &#8226; &#8220;Training for local law enforcement officers to prevent student violence against others and self&#8221; &#8226; &#8220;Placement and use of metal detectors, locks, lighting, and other deterrent measures&#8221; &#8226; &#8220;Acquisition and installation of technology for expedited notification of local law enforcement during an emergency&#8221; &#8226; &#8220;Any other measure that, in the determination of the COPS Office Director, may provide a significant improvement in security&#8221; All awards are subject to the availability of appropriated funds and any modifications or additional requirements that may be imposed by law.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: COPS Office Customer Care
GrantorContactText: Applications must be submitted through both Grants.gov and the JustGrants system. For technical assistance with submitting the Application for Federal Assistance, Standard Form 424 (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.&lt;br/&gt;AskCOPSRC@usdoj.gov