COPS Hiring Program

The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) is pleased to announce that we will be accepting grant applications for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 COPS Hiring Program (CHP). Subject to funding availability, approximately $200 million may be available under FY 2011 CHP for the hiring and rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers.
The FY 2011 CHP solicitation will open on May 2, 2011.  The application deadline will be May 25, 2011, at 8:59 PM, EDT.  Please note that applications for this program must be submitted in two parts.  First, applicants must apply online via www.grants.gov to complete the SF-424, which is a government-wide standard form required for competitive grant application packages. The SF-424 is intended to reduce the administrative burden to the Federal grants community, which includes applicants/grantees and Federal staff involved in grants-related activities.  Once the SF-424 has been submitted, you will receive an e-mail from the COPS Office with instructions on completing the second part of the CHP application through the COPS Office Online Application System found on the COPS Office website at www.cops.usdoj.gov.  Applications must be submitted via the COPS Office Online Application System by 8:59 PM, EDT, on May 25, 2011 to be considered for FY 2011 CHP funding.