Open · O-COPS-2026-172583 · CFDA 16.710 · Discretionary
FY26 COPS Technology and Equipment Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by Community Oriented Policing Services, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $20M
- Award range
- Open
- Status
- 0d
- Days left
- 437
- Expected awards
The verdict
FY26 COPS Technology and Equipment Program is an open discretionary opportunity from Community Oriented Policing Services, offering Up to $20,000,000 across 437 expected awards. Applications close in 0 days.
- up to $20M
- award range
- Open
- 0 days left
- 437
- expected awards
- 16.710
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - FY26 COPS Technology and Equipment Program - is cataloged under number O-COPS-2026-172583 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 16.710, posted by Community Oriented Policing Services. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as open, first posted on June 2, 2026 and last updated on August 5, 2026. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is Up to $20,000,000. The agency has projected $401.4 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 437 awards. If the agency funds the expected 437 awards from the $401.4 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $919,000. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. Applications close on August 13, 2026 - roughly 0 days from today. That is a tight window, prioritize SAM.gov registration validation and assemble required documents immediately. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
Up to $20,000,000
Close Date
August 13, 2026
Posted
June 2, 2026
Est. Total Funding
$401,406,387
Expected Awards
437
Instrument
Grant
Description
This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the FY26 Technology and Equipment Program (TEP). This noncompetitive, invitational, funding opportunity provides funding to state, territorial, local, Tribal, and other entities designated under the heading “Community Oriented Policing Services, Technology and Equipment Community Projects / COPS Law Enforcement Technology and Equipment” in the Congressional Joint Explanatory Statement – Division C, which is incorporated by reference into Public Law 119-74, to develop and acquire effective law enforcement equipment, technologies and interoperable communications that assist in responding to and preventing crime and expand the implementation of community policing. Equipment funded under this program should meet any applicable requirements of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Office of Law Enforcement Standards.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category codes 00, 01, 02, 04, 07, 25. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Parent Grant Program
Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants
U.S. Department of Justice
Agency Contact
For technical assistance with submitting the 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. In addition, the COPS Office welcomes applicant feedback on this notice of funding opportunity, the application submission process, and the application review process. Provide feedback via email to AskCopsRC@usdoj.gov (Subject line: “FY26 TEP Feedback”). AskCopsRC@usdoj.gov
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