FY2024 COPS Technology and Equipment Program Invitational Solicitation II | O COPS 2024 172218

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The FY2024 COPS Technology and Equipment Program (TEP) Invitational Solicitation II is a U.S. Department of Justice grant opportunity run by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office). The COPS Office exists to help state, local, territorial, and Tribal law enforcement agencies strengthen community policing through both funding and practical resources. Over time, the COPS Office has received more than $20 billion in appropriations to support community policing efforts nationwide, including grants to more than 13,000 agencies that have supported the hiring or redeployment of more than 136,000 officers. In addition to grants, the office publishes downloadable guidance and tools on issues like school and campus safety, violent crime, officer safety, and wellness, available through https://cops.usdoj.gov.

This specific FY24 TEP solicitation focuses on helping law enforcement agencies develop and acquire modern law enforcement equipment, technology, and interoperable communications systems that improve their ability to prevent crime and respond effectively when incidents occur. The core emphasis is practical capability building: funding is intended to support technology and equipment investments that help agencies operate more effectively and coordinate better, particularly where communications interoperability and modernized tools can strengthen day-to-day policing and emergency response. The program also aligns with broader DOJ priorities that emphasize civil rights and equity, improved access to justice, support for victims and justice-impacted individuals, stronger community safety, and maintaining public trust while adapting to evolving public safety threats.

A defining feature of this opportunity is that it is invitational, meaning it is not open to the general public or all law enforcement agencies. Eligibility is restricted to applicants that are specifically named in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118-42) in the Joint Explanatory Statement (JES), under the heading "Community Oriented Policing Services, Technology and Equipment Community Projects/COPS Law Enforcement Technology and Equipment." In other words, Congress designated particular projects for funding, and only those designated entities can apply under this solicitation. There is also an administrative matching requirement tied to registration: the legal name (or approved "doing business as" name) connected to the applicant's Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) in the System for Award Management (SAM) must match the agency name as it appears in the JES. If the name in SAM does not align with the name listed in the JES, that mismatch can affect eligibility.

From the posted opportunity data, this is a discretionary grant (FundingInstrumentType: Grant) in the Law, Justice and Legal Services category, associated with CFDA 16.710. The funding opportunity number is O-COPS-2024-172218. The original application closing date was August 7, 2024, and the opportunity was created on July 24, 2024. The award ceiling listed is $4,878,000, and the opportunity anticipated up to 311 awards, reflecting that this solicitation is structured to support a large set of congressionally identified community projects rather than a single competitive pool open to all applicants.

In practical terms, this solicitation is best understood as a targeted, congressionally directed funding mechanism administered by the COPS Office to pay for specific law enforcement technology, equipment, and communications improvements that can contribute to crime prevention, more effective response, and stronger community-oriented policing outcomes. The key takeaway for potential applicants is that eligibility is entirely dependent on being explicitly listed in the FY2024 appropriations JES for the designated TEP projects, and the applicant's UEI/SAM registration details must cleanly match that listing.

• The Community Oriented Policing Services in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY2024 COPS Technology and Equipment Program Invitational Solicitation II" 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 2024-07-24.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-08-07. (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 $4,878,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 311 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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