FY22 Microgrants -Community Policing Development Solicitation | O COPS 2022 171175

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The FY22 Microgrants - Community Policing Development (CPD) Solicitation is a discretionary federal grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office). Its purpose is to strengthen law enforcement agencies ability to carry out community policing, understood here as an agency-wide approach that relies on partnerships and problem-solving to address the underlying conditions that contribute to violent crime, nonviolent crime, and the fear of crime. Rather than focusing only on enforcement, the program is aimed at building capacity for practical, proactive strategies that help communities prevent crime and improve safety.

CPD Microgrants specifically support the development, testing, and spread of innovative or promising community policing strategies. The intent is to produce usable guidance and "knowledge products" that can help the field adopt effective practices, learn what works, and improve outcomes. In other words, the program is not just about running a local initiative; it is also about generating lessons, tools, training, or other products that can be shared and replicated to advance community policing more broadly.

The solicitation emphasizes several department-wide priorities that applicants are expected to consider and, where relevant, incorporate into their project design. These include promoting civil rights and racial equity, increasing access to justice, supporting crime victims and others impacted by the justice system, strengthening community safety, addressing evolving public safety threats, and improving trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve. Projects are expected to align with these priorities in ways that make sense for the proposed work, rather than treating them as disconnected add-ons.

Legally, the program is authorized through federal statutes including the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (as amended) and the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. Like most federal grant programs, awards depend on the availability of appropriated funds and may include additional conditions if required by law or policy.

This funding opportunity is structured as an open competition. Applicants are allowed to submit more than one application, but each separate project must be submitted as its own application package. The solicitation notes that applications must clearly identify the correct solicitation information, because failing to do so can prevent an application from passing basic minimum requirements during initial screening.

Several implementation and compliance expectations are highlighted up front. Award recipients are expected to begin work promptly once selected and notified. Any deliverables connected to training or curriculum must follow the COPS Office Curriculum Standards and Review Process Guides (posted at https://cops.usdoj.gov/training). If a project involves conferences or convenings, deliverables must follow the COPS Office conference request approval process. Written and published products are also expected to follow the COPS Office Editorial and Style Manual, reinforcing that the program values consistency, clarity, and usability in materials produced with federal funds. For projects involving site-specific work with particular law enforcement agencies, letters of support from those agencies are strongly encouraged, signaling that the COPS Office wants evidence of buy-in and readiness to participate.

The program also lays out what it considers high-quality guidance and products. Funded work is expected to be quality-driven, meaning it should translate into clear action statements that reduce uneven performance across agencies. It must be evidence-based, with recommendations matching the strength of the best available research and ideally informed by systematic review. It should be accessible, using plain language and formats that working law enforcement professionals can realistically use. Finally, it should be memorable, meaning products should be designed to support real-world decision-making and encourage immediate, practical application rather than staying at the level of abstract theory.

From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is listed under Funding Opportunity Number O-COPS-2022-171175, CFDA (now commonly referred to as Assistance Listing) 16.710, and is categorized under Law, Justice, and Legal Services. The posting lists an award ceiling of $5,000,000 and an expected 28 awards. The original posting date was May 5, 2022, with an original closing date of June 21, 2022. Eligibility is described broadly as "Others," with the expectation that applicants review the solicitation's additional eligibility details to confirm they qualify.

For assistance, the solicitation directs programmatic questions to the COPS Office Response Center at 800-421-6770 or AskCopsRC@usdoj.gov, available weekdays during standard business hours Eastern Time (excluding federal holidays).

• The Department of Justice, Community Oriented Policing Services in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY22 Microgrants -Community Policing Development Solicitation" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.710.
• This funding opportunity was created on May 05, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 21, 2022. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $5,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 28 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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