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Community Oriented Policing Services · Department of Justice

FY26 Community Policing Development (CPD) Accreditation Program

Closed for this year

Deadline
Next round: about Jul 21 – Aug 27, 2027 Estimate ?
Award size
Up to $350K
Total available
$2.5M · about 9 awards
Match ?
Not required · Work out your budget and match
Who can apply
State government, County government, Public college or university, Nonprofit without 501(c)(3), Tribal government, Small business, Larger business, City or town government, Private college or university, Tribal organization, Nonprofit with 501(c)(3), Special district (utility, fire, etc.), and others named in the official notice
Where
Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee
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Closed for this year

Last round: Jul 21 – Aug 27, 2026, as the funder posted it.

Next round: about Jul 21 – Aug 27, 2027 Estimate. The funder hasn't announced it. GrantMe estimated it from last year's dates.

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How this fits you

  • Available in Davidson County (nationwide program)
  • No match required
  • Past Tennessee awards on file: 131 — including your county

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Official notice: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/09dae336-98d2-42e8-905e-271df70442b5 · Printed from grantme.click/grants/2d201791-f7c8-4d4b-b67c-ce72d94c6ffe

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About this grant

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 the Administration’s priority of Making America Safe Again by supporting the nation’s state, local, territorial and Tribal law enforcement agencies through information and grant resources. The COPS Office seeks to expand law enforcement accreditation through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). Community Policing Development – Accreditation Under this funding opportunity, the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) is seeking to establish new and support existing accreditation bodies in states or territories. Funding will focus on such activities as providing technical assistance to agencies, defraying or underwriting accreditation costs, improving customer service and marketing, and developing user-friendly policy templates.

Who can apply, from the official notice

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.

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Who in Tennessee has won this program

116 awards to Tennessee groups in 48 counties since 2014 · 7 in Davidson County. Largest shown:

Past winnerWhereAmountFiscal year
City of Memphis, TennesseeMemphis, Shelby County$9.8M2020
State of TennesseeNashville$3.2M spent that year2025
Tennessee Bureau of InvestigationNashville, Davidson County$2.7M2022
Tennessee Bureau of InvestigationNashville, Davidson County$2.2M2023
Tennessee Bureau of InvestigationNashville, Davidson County$2M2023
Tennessee Bureau of InvestigationNashville, Davidson County$1.9M2025
Tennessee Bureau of InvestigationNashville, Davidson County$1.8M2024
City of ClarksvilleClarksville, Montgomery County$1.6M2014
City of GallatinGallatin, Sumner County$1.2M2024
City of ClarksvilleClarksville, Montgomery County$1.1M2020
Tennessee Bureau of InvestigationNashville, Davidson County$1M2022
City of Memphis, TennesseeMemphis, Shelby County$963K2024

Source: USAspending.gov, Federal Audit Clearinghouse. Past awards show who this program funds. They don't guarantee future awards.

Tennessee groups that got this money through a state agency or another organization

This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. In Tennessee, Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration and Tennessee Department of Education and Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security pass it on: watch those agencies for applications, not the federal agency. 15 pass-through grants on file · 0 in Davidson County. Largest shown:

Past winnerWhereThroughAmountFiscal year
City of Knoxville, TennesseeKnoxville, Knox CountyTennessee Department of Finance and Administration$333K spent that year2024
Putnam County, TennesseeCookeville, Putnam CountyTennessee Bureau of Investigations$192K spent that year2025
Hamilton County, TennesseeChattanooga, Hamilton CountyTennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs$112K spent that year2024
City of RipleyRipley, Lauderdale CountyTennessee Emergency Management Agency$95K spent that year2025
State of TennesseeNashvilleUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center$56K spent that year2023
Hardeman County, TennesseeBolivar, Hardeman CountyTennessee Department of Education$50K spent that year2025
Bradley County, TennesseeClevelandTennessee Bureau of Investigation$28K spent that year2023
Claiborne County, TennesseeTazewell, Claiborne CountyTennessee Bureau of Investigation$18K spent that year2024
City of HumboldtHumboldt, Gibson CountyTennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security$17K spent that year2023
State of TennesseeNashvilleCity of Memphis Police Department$11K spent that year2023
Marion County, TennesseeJasper, Marion CountyTennessee Bureau of Investigation$10K spent that year2025
State of TennesseeNashvilleUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth$6,676 spent that year2025

Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).

About the federal program

Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants, also called “COPS Office”
Program number 16.710 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Justice, Community Oriented Policing Service · Project grant

How applications are judged

General criteria for selecting proposals are set forth in the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, Public Law 103-322. Additional criteria may be developed by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services and will be published in COPS application materials.

Match

There is no local match requirement for CHP (FY 2010 and FY 2011 only) Anti-Heroin Task Force, CAGI, CAMP, CSPP, Tech, Meth, SSI, CPD, CRI-TA, TRGP-Hiring, TRGP-E/T and Tribal Meth. UHP and Tech recipients (FY 2007 Tech recipients only) must contribute at least 25 percent of allowable project costs, unless a local match waiver is approved by the COPS Office (42 USC 379dd(g)). SOS recipients must contribute at least 50 percent of allowable project costs (42 USC 3797a(d)). FY 2012 to FY 2015, CHP recipients must contribute a minimum of 25 percent of the allowable project costs, unless a local match waiver is approved by the COPS Office. This program has MOE requirements, see funding agency for further details.

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Source: Federal grants from Grants.gov · the official federal record. Last checked by GrantMe Oct 6, 2026.

Reference numbers: official notice number O-COPS-2026-172562 · program number 16.710