U.S. Department of Justice

Office of Community Oriented Policing Services

 Fact Sheet cops.usdoj.gov

FY 2023 Microgrants Program 

Community Policing Development

Microgrants—Community Policing Development (CPD) funds are used to develop the capacity of law enforcement to 

implement community policing strategies by providing funding to state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies. 

When properly applied, community policing improves the identification and prioritization of community problems; builds 

trust and relationships between law enforcement and the communities they serve; and enables an agency to build a culture 

toward accountability, transparency, open communication, and mutual trust.

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WHEN: Deadline for first part of application 

in Grants.gov is May 1, 2023, at 4:59 

p.m. ET. Deadline for completed 

application in JustGrants is May 8, 

2023, at 4:59 p.m. ET.

Start EARLY. The process takes 

more than one day.

WHERE: 1. Register online with www.sam.gov

to obtain a Unique Entity Identifier 

(UEI) and www.grants.gov to 

complete the Grants.gov application package.

2. Complete the application 

in the JustGrants Justice 

Grants System.

HOW: Online only. No hard copies sent 

by U.S. Mail or electronic copies 

sent via email.

The COPS Office is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime 

victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving 

threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community.

FY23 Microgrants CPD Subtopics

Applicants are invited to propose demonstration or pilot 

projects to be implemented in their agency that offer cre

ative ideas to advance crime fighting, community engage

ment, problem solving, or organizational changes to support 

community policing in one of the following areas:

	Officer Recruitment, Retention, and Workforce 

Diversification

	Underserved Populations

	Building Trust and Legitimacy with the Community

	Hate Crimes and Domestic Extremism

	Community Violence Intervention

Detailed descriptions of each of these topics are available 

in the solicitation guide. All awards are subject to the avail

ability of appropriated funds and additional requirements 

that may be imposed by law.
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Funding Provisions

Provisions include the following:

	The Microgrants CPD solicitation is open to all local, 

state, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies. 

Applications should be responsive to the subtopic selected, 

significantly advance the field of community policing, and 

demonstrate an understanding of community policing as 

it pertains to the application topic. Agencies are encour-

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aged to partner with institutions of higher education, 

community groups, other criminal justice stakeholders, 

and the general public on project activities. Applicants 

must identify specific program goals that will be directly 

accomplished if awarded Microgrants CPD funding.

	There is approximately $5,880,000 in funding available 

through the FY 2023 Microgrants CPD program. Each 

award is one year (12 months) in length. There is no local 

match.

How to Apply

Applicants are first required to register online with 

www.sam.gov to obtain their Unique Entity Identifier and 

www.grants.gov to complete the Grants.gov application 

package. Deadline to complete this step is May 1, 2023. After 

submitting the Grants.gov application package, applicants 

will receive an email with instructions on completing the 

second part of the Microgrants CPD application through 

JustGrants. 

Complete application packages for the FY 2023 Microgrants 

CPD solicitation are due by May 8, 2023, at 4:59 p.m. ET. 

Before submitting your application, please review the FY 

2023 Community Policing Development Microgrants (CPD) 

Solicitation Guide. Applications in hard or electronic format 

sent via email or U.S. Mail will not be accepted.

Please note: The COPS Office requires two authorized 

representatives (Law Enforcement Executive and Govern

ment Executive) for its grant applications. Confirm your two 

authorized representatives complete the steps to create their 

accounts. If they do not, the delay may prevent timely sub

mission of your application.

FY 2023 Microgrants (Community Policing Development)

Contact the COPS Office

For more information about COPS Office programs and resources, please call the COPS Office 

Response Center at 800-421-6770 or visit the 

COPS Office website at https://cops.usdoj.gov.

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