FY26 COPS School Violence Prevention Program
Department of Justice
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
Funding
Award size
$100K – $1M
Award ceiling
500000
Type
Grant
Dates
Deadline
Closing this week
Posted
06/09/2026
Closes
2026-08-04
Eligibility
Eligibility
Independent school districtsOthers (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)County governmentsCity or township governmentsState governments
Program
Funding area
Law, Justice and Legal Services - LJL
Opportunity #
O-COPS-2026-172540
Source
Status
Open
Market
Government
Level
Federal
Source
Grants.gov