COPS Office Fiscal Year 2020 Grant Solicitation Deadlines Extended

The Department of Justice COPS Office has extended the solicitation deadline for several open grant programs due to the potential impact of jurisdictional emergency responses to COVID-19 that may cause reasonable delays for applicants.

March 18, 2020

The Department of Justice COPS Office has extended the solicitation deadline for several open grant programs due to the potential impact of jurisdictional emergency responses to COVID-19 that may cause reasonable delays for applicants.

The following program deadlines have been extended:

Deadline Extended from March 31 to April 14
Deadline Extended from April 8 to April 22
- COPS Anti-Heroin Task Force (AHTF) Program
- COPS Anti-Methamphetamine Program (CAMP)
Deadline Extended from April 8 to April 29
- School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP)

For detailed information about our solicitations, please visit the COPS Office website.

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