Closed · O-COPS-2026-172540 · CFDA 16.071 · Discretionary
FY26 COPS School Violence Prevention Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by Community Oriented Policing Services, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $500K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- August 4, 2026
- Close date
- 200
- Expected awards
The verdict
FY26 COPS School Violence Prevention Program is a closed discretionary listing from Community Oriented Policing Services that offered Up to $500,000 across 200 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- up to $500K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 200
- expected awards
- 16.071
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - FY26 COPS School Violence Prevention Program - is cataloged under number O-COPS-2026-172540 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 16.071, posted by Community Oriented Policing Services. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on June 9, 2026 and last updated on June 10, 2026. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is Up to $500,000. The agency has projected $73.0 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 200 awards. If the agency funds the expected 200 awards from the $73.0 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $365,000. Cost sharing or matching funds are required, meaning applicants must contribute a portion of the project budget from non-federal sources, factor this into your financial plan before drafting the proposal. 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. This opportunity closed on August 4, 2026. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. 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 $500,000
Close Date
August 4, 2026
Posted
June 9, 2026
Est. Total Funding
$73,000,000
Expected Awards
200
Instrument
Grant
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
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. This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the FY26 School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP). This funding opportunity seeks to provide competitive 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’s jurisdiction through evidence-based school safety programs. The COPS Office anticipates that up to $73,000,000 will be available for up to $500,000 per award, with approximately 200 awards anticipated. A local cost share (matching funds) of at least 25 percent in the form of cash is required unless a match waiver is requested and approved, and the period of performance duration will be 36 months, with a period of performance start date of 10/1/26.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category codes 00, 01, 02, 05, 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.
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 SVPP Feedback”). AskCopsRC@usdoj.gov
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