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 **Now Open! COPS Office Funding Programs** April 2019 | Volume 12 | Issue 3
  **On March 29, five COPS Office solicitation programs  opened: the Community Policing Development (CPD) program, Law Enforcement  Mental Health and Wellness Act (LEMHWA) program, the STOP School Violence:  School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP), Anti-Heroin Task Force (AHTF)  program, and the COPS Anti-Methamphetamine Program (CAMP).**  CPD funds are used to develop the capacity of law  enforcement to implement community policing strategies by providing guidance on  promising practices through the development and testing of innovative  strategies; building knowledge about effective practices and outcomes; and  supporting new, creative approaches to preventing crime and promoting safe  communities. Applicants must identify specific program goals that will be  directly accomplished if awarded CPD funding. The 2019 CPD program will fund  projects related to the following topic areas: Building Bridges between Law Enforcement and Youth
          Increasing the Capacity for Change Through the  Implementation of Innovative Recruitment Strategies
          Designing a Public and Officer Safety Dashboard
          Protecting Youth Through the Implementation of  School Safety Recommendations
          Translating Crime Reduction Best and Emerging  Practices for Small and Rural Agencies
          Building a Campaign to Improve the Reporting of  Hate Crimes
          Improving Law Enforcement Coordination and  Information Sharing in Response to Endangered Youth
          Innovative Uses of Technology to Address Crime
          Emerging Issue Forums
          Training for Law Enforcement: Developing New  Skill Building Courses to Advance Public Safety
          Blue Alert Network Support
          Open Category
          Invitational Applications Detailed descriptions of each of these topics are  available in the CPD application guide. CPD is a competitive solicitation, open to all public  governmental agencies, for-profit and nonprofit organizations, institutions of  higher education, community groups, and faith-based organizations.  LEMHWA  funds are used to improve the delivery of and access to mental health and  wellness services for law enforcement through training and technical  assistance, demonstration projects, and implementation of promising practices  related to peer mentoring mental health and wellness programs that are national  in scope and responsive to the solicitation topic requirements. The 2019 LEMHWA program will  fund projects related to the following topic areas: LEMHWA Peer Mentoring Training and Support
          LEMHWA Recommendation Implementation
          LEMHWA Peer Support Implementation Projects Detailed descriptions of each of these topics are  available in the LEMHWA application guide. LEMHWA is a competitive solicitation, open to all public  governmental agencies, for-profit and nonprofit organizations, institutions of  higher education, community groups, and faith-based organizations.  CAMP provides  funds directly to state law enforcement agencies to locate and investigate  illicit activities related to the manufacture and distribution of  methamphetamine. The state law enforcement agencies must be in states with high  rates of seizure of precursor chemicals or finished methamphetamine or laboratory  or laboratory dump seizures and must be authorized by law to engage in or to  supervise anti-methamphetamine investigative activities. CAMP budget requests  must be at least $1 million, award recipients may receive a maximum of $2  million, and there is no local match requirement. CAMP is a competitive solicitation, open to state law  enforcement agencies only. Unfortunately, due to statutory requirements, local  law enforcement agencies are not eligible to apply. CAMP funds may not be used  for treatment programs or for prosecution of methamphetamine -related  activities.  AHTF  provides funds directly to state law enforcement agencies to locate and  investigate illicit activities related to the distribution of heroin, fentanyl,  carfentanil, or the unlawful distribution of prescription opioids. The state  law enforcement agencies must be in states with high per capita rates of  primary treatment admissions for heroin, fentanyl, carfentanil, or other  opioids; and must have primary law enforcement authority over heroin, fentanyl,  carfentanil, and other opioid seizures and investigations. AHTF award  recipients may receive a maximum of $3 million, there is no minimum request  requirement, and there is not a local match requirement. AHTF is a competitive solicitation, open to state law  enforcement agencies only. Unfortunately, due to statutory requirements, local  law enforcement agencies are not eligible to apply. AHTF funds may not be used  for treatment programs or for prosecution of heroin-related activities.  The COPS Office has long demonstrated a commitment to  school safety and to ensuring students' success in supportive, safe  environments. SVPP is a competitive award program designed to provide funding  to improve security at schools and on school grounds in the jurisdiction of the  grantee through evidence-based school safety programs. Each award is two years  (24 months) in duration. Each award recipient may receive a maximum federal  share of $500,000. Agencies are required to contribute a local cash match of at  least 25 percent toward the total cost of the approved project during the award  period. The SVPP provides funding directly to states, units of  local government, Indian tribes, and public agencies (school districts, police  departments, sheriff’s departments, etc.) to be used to improve security at  schools and on school grounds in the grantees’ jurisdictions through  evidence-based school safety programs that may include one or more of the  following: Coordination with local law enforcement
          Training for local law enforcement officers to prevent school  violence against others and self
          Placement and use of metal detectors, locks, lighting, and  other deterrent measures
          Acquisition and installation of technology for expedited  notification of local law enforcement during an emergency
          Any other measure that, in the determination of the director  of the COPS Office, may provide a significant improvement in security  All awards are subject to the availability of appropriated  funds and any modifications or additional requirements that may be imposed by  law. All applications must be submitted by **May 28, 2019, at 7:59 p.m. ET**. All guidance for the CPD, LEMHWA, SVPP, CAMP, and AHTF  programs can be found on the COPS Office grants web page. For programmatic assistance with the requirements for  these programs or with submitting an application through the COPS Office Online  Application System, please call the COPS Office Response Center at 800-421-6770  or send questions via email. The COPS Office Response  Center operates Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET, except on  federal holidays. For technical assistance with submitting the SF-424,  please call the Grants.gov customer service hotline at 800-518-4726, send  questions via email,  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. 
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