Opportunity Information: Apply for O COPS 2023 171546
The FY23 Accreditation Resources and Implementation Support - Community Policing Development (CPD) opportunity is a discretionary Department of Justice (DOJ), COPS Office cooperative agreement designed to strengthen law enforcement capacity to carry out community policing through practical guidance, proven approaches, and widely usable resources. It sits under the COPS Office Community Policing Development (CPD) umbrella, which is meant to help the field identify, test, and expand promising strategies that prevent crime, improve public safety, and build trust. The broader CPD emphasis is on producing "knowledge products" and implementation supports that are quality-driven, evidence-based, clear and usable for practitioners, and easy to remember and apply in real-world policing environments. The program is also framed around DOJ priorities such as civil rights and racial equity, increasing access to justice, supporting victims and justice-involved individuals, strengthening community safety, and improving police-community trust.
This specific CPD project area focuses on law enforcement accreditation, with the core idea that agencies and communities benefit when police operations align with recognized standards for policies, procedures, and accountability. In the COPS Office framing, accreditation can help reinforce transparency and consistent performance, which in turn can strengthen public confidence. Accreditation typically requires an agency to adopt and maintain operational standards defined by an accrediting entity, and those standards can vary depending on the accreditor. Rather than paying for individual agencies to become accredited, the COPS Office is looking to fund a provider that can raise national awareness about accreditation and help agencies navigate the process successfully.
Funding is limited to a single award with an award ceiling of up to $250,000, and the COPS Office expects to make one award. The opportunity number is O-COPS-2023-171546, the CFDA (now often referenced as Assistance Listing) is 16.710, and the activity category is Law, Justice and Legal Services. The solicitation was created March 15, 2023, with an original closing date of May 8, 2023. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which typically means the federal agency anticipates being more involved than under a standard grant, often through collaboration, review of deliverables, and coordination on dissemination.
The main funded work is straightforward but national in scope: develop and execute a national marketing program plus provide technical assistance that supports law enforcement accreditation. The marketing component is expected to include resources such as multimedia presentations, webinars, and outreach campaigns that communicate why accreditation matters and encourage agencies to pursue it. The technical assistance component is expected to be delivered as a community of practice specifically for COPS Office "Law Enforcement Agencies Seeking Accreditation" grantees, creating a shared support structure where agencies can learn from each other, troubleshoot common barriers, and receive guidance aligned with the COPS Office approach. The overall aim is to increase awareness, spark interest, and improve the likelihood that state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies can successfully achieve accreditation through the related COPS Office accreditation grant program.
Applicants are expected to describe, in a concrete and operational way, how their proposed activities will move the needle. The required elements of the project description include: how the work will increase awareness and understanding of accreditation; what the marketing strategy is and what specific resources will be developed; how the community of practice will be structured and delivered as technical assistance; what subject matter expertise the leadership team and any consultants or subcontractors bring; and how the provider will measure or gauge the impact of the marketing, resources, and technical assistance. Deliverables should be clearly spelled out in the project narrative, and deliverables are expected to include nationally distributed accreditation promotion resources and the establishment/operation of the community of practice. The solicitation also notes that for all deliverables, recipients should follow the COPS Office Editorial and Style Manual, and that letters of support are strongly encouraged for any work that is site-specific.
Eligibility is limited to certain applicant types, including public governmental agencies, federally recognized tribes, institutions of higher education, for-profit organizations, nonprofit organizations, community groups, and faith-based organizations. Proposals will be rejected as out of scope if they do not center on developing and delivering accreditation-focused marketing/resources/technical assistance. Several activities are explicitly excluded: using the award to pay accreditation fees; providing direct consultant activities (as a primary focus); and projects aimed at enhancing existing accreditation programs (the solicitation points applicants instead to a separate concept area related to expanding accreditation programs). In other words, this award is not meant to subsidize accreditation costs or rebuild accrediting bodies. It is meant to increase national demand and readiness by creating persuasive outreach and practical support that helps agencies complete accreditation successfully.
The opportunity is authorized under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (as amended) and the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, Title I, Part Q (34 U.S.C. 10381 et seq.), and like most federal awards it is subject to the availability of appropriated funds and any additional legal requirements that may apply. For program questions, the solicitation directs applicants to the COPS Office Response Center (800-421-6770) or AskCopsRC@usdoj.gov during business hours, Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern, excluding federal holidays.Apply for O COPS 2023 171546
- The Department of Justice, Community Oriented Policing Services in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY23 Accreditation Resources and Implementation Support - Community Policing Development (CPD)" 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 Mar 15, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 08, 2023. (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 $250,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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FY23 Accreditation Resources and Implementation Support - Community Policing Development (CPD): FAQs
What is the FY23 Accreditation Resources and Implementation Support - CPD opportunity?
It is a discretionary U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), COPS Office cooperative agreement intended to strengthen law enforcement capacity to carry out community policing by producing practical guidance, proven approaches, and widely usable resources focused on law enforcement accreditation.
Which DOJ/COPS Office program does this fall under?
This opportunity sits under the COPS Office Community Policing Development (CPD) umbrella, which supports the field in identifying, testing, and expanding strategies that prevent crime, improve public safety, and build trust through quality-driven, evidence-based "knowledge products" and implementation support.
What is the focus of this specific CPD project area?
The focus is law enforcement accreditation, based on the idea that agencies and communities benefit when police operations align with recognized standards for policies, procedures, and accountability, which can support transparency, consistent performance, and public confidence.
Is this funding meant to pay for individual law enforcement agencies to become accredited?
No. The solicitation explicitly notes that the project is not intended to pay accreditation fees or subsidize the direct cost of accreditation for individual agencies. Instead, it funds a provider to raise national awareness and help agencies navigate the accreditation process successfully.
What is the primary purpose of the award?
The main purpose is to develop and execute a national marketing program and provide technical assistance that supports law enforcement accreditation, with the overall aim of increasing awareness, sparking interest, and improving the likelihood that agencies can successfully achieve accreditation through the related COPS Office accreditation grant program.
What are the key components the recipient is expected to deliver?
The funded work has two major components: (1) a national marketing program that promotes the value of accreditation and encourages agencies to pursue it, and (2) technical assistance delivered through a community of practice for COPS Office "Law Enforcement Agencies Seeking Accreditation" grantees.
What types of marketing resources are expected under this award?
The solicitation indicates the marketing component is expected to include resources such as multimedia presentations, webinars, and outreach campaigns that communicate why accreditation matters and motivate agencies to pursue accreditation.
What is the "community of practice" in this solicitation?
It is the expected structure for technical assistance, created specifically for COPS Office "Law Enforcement Agencies Seeking Accreditation" grantees, to provide a shared support environment where agencies can learn from one another, work through common challenges, and receive guidance aligned with the COPS Office approach.
Who is the intended audience or beneficiaries of the marketing and technical assistance?
The effort is intended to support state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies by increasing national awareness and improving readiness and successful completion of accreditation through the related COPS Office accreditation grant program.
How many awards does the COPS Office expect to make?
The solicitation states funding is limited to a single award, and the COPS Office expects to make one award.
What is the maximum funding amount available?
The award ceiling is up to $250,000.
What is the funding instrument for this opportunity?
The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which typically means the federal agency anticipates being more involved than under a standard grant, including collaboration, review of deliverables, and coordination on dissemination.
What is the opportunity number and Assistance Listing (CFDA) number?
The opportunity number is O-COPS-2023-171546, and the Assistance Listing/CFDA is 16.710.
What is the activity category for this program?
The activity category is Law, Justice and Legal Services.
When was the solicitation created and when was it originally due?
The solicitation was created on March 15, 2023, with an original closing date of May 8, 2023.
What eligibility categories are allowed to apply?
Eligibility is limited to specific applicant types, including public governmental agencies, federally recognized tribes, institutions of higher education, for-profit organizations, nonprofit organizations, community groups, and faith-based organizations.
What makes a proposal "out of scope" for this award?
Proposals will be rejected as out of scope if they do not center on developing and delivering accreditation-focused marketing, resources, and technical assistance as described in the solicitation.
What activities are explicitly excluded from this opportunity?
The solicitation explicitly excludes: (1) using the award to pay accreditation fees, (2) providing direct consultant activities as a primary focus, and (3) projects aimed at enhancing existing accreditation programs (the solicitation points applicants to a separate concept area related to expanding accreditation programs).
Does this award fund improvements to accrediting bodies or existing accreditation programs?
No. The solicitation states that projects aimed at enhancing existing accreditation programs are excluded under this project area, and applicants are directed to a separate concept area for expanding accreditation programs.
What must applicants include in the project description?
Applicants are expected to describe, in concrete operational terms: how the work will increase awareness and understanding of accreditation; the marketing strategy and specific resources to be developed; how the community of practice will be structured and delivered as technical assistance; the subject matter expertise of the leadership team and any consultants/subcontractors; and how impact will be measured or gauged.
What deliverables are expected?
Deliverables should be clearly spelled out in the project narrative and are expected to include nationally distributed accreditation promotion resources and the establishment and operation of the community of practice.
Are there any editorial or style requirements for deliverables?
Yes. The solicitation notes that for all deliverables, recipients should follow the COPS Office Editorial and Style Manual.
Are letters of support required?
The solicitation states that letters of support are strongly encouraged for any work that is site-specific.
What broader DOJ priorities does this program align with?
The program is framed around DOJ priorities including civil rights and racial equity, increasing access to justice, supporting victims and justice-involved individuals, strengthening community safety, and improving police-community trust.
What laws authorize this opportunity?
The opportunity is authorized under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (as amended) and the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, Title I, Part Q (34 U.S.C. 10381 et seq.).
Is funding guaranteed?
No. Like most federal awards, it is subject to the availability of appropriated funds and any additional legal requirements that may apply.
Who should applicants contact with program questions?
Applicants should contact the COPS Office Response Center at (800) 421-6770 or AskCopsRC@usdoj.gov.
What are the Response Center hours?
Business hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern, excluding federal holidays.
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