FY24 COPS Anti-Heroin Task Force Program | O COPS 2024 171982

Opportunity Information: Apply for O COPS 2024 171982

The FY24 COPS Anti-Heroin Task Force (AHTF) Program is a competitive federal grant opportunity run by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office). The COPS Office is the DOJ component focused on strengthening community policing nationwide by providing funding and practical resources to law enforcement agencies. Over time, COPS has received more than $20 billion in appropriations to support community policing efforts, including awards to over 13,000 agencies that helped hire or redeploy more than 136,000 officers. In addition to grantmaking, the office publishes guidance and tools on topics like violent crime, school and campus safety, and officer wellness, available through its website at https://cops.usdoj.gov.

This specific AHTF program targets the ongoing opioid crisis by funding statewide law enforcement collaboration to locate, investigate, and disrupt illegal opioid-related activities. The emphasis is on investigations tied to the distribution of heroin as well as highly dangerous synthetic opioids such as fentanyl and carfentanil, and it also covers the unlawful distribution of prescription opioids. The program is designed for states experiencing high per capita primary treatment admissions, using that indicator to prioritize where federal support may have the greatest impact. In practical terms, the funding is meant to strengthen coordinated, statewide investigative approaches rather than isolated local efforts, supporting task force style operations and cross-jurisdictional work aimed at trafficking networks and related criminal activity.

Eligibility is narrowly focused. Applicants must be state law enforcement agencies, specifically those with primary authority over statewide seizures of heroin and other opioids. While the listing indicates eligible applicants as state governments (and notes "others"), the narrative makes clear that the intended applicants are state-level law enforcement entities that hold the primary statewide seizure authority; any additional eligibility nuances would be spelled out in the solicitation's Eligibility section.

Key award details reflect a sizable but limited program. The funding instrument is a grant, categorized as discretionary, with an activity area of law, justice, and legal services. The CFDA number is 16.710. The maximum award (ceiling) is $4,000,000, and the program expects to make around 15 awards. The opportunity was created on April 23, 2024, with an original closing date of June 20, 2024. The funding opportunity number is O-COPS-2024-171982.

The COPS Office also frames the program within broader DOJ priorities, stating a commitment to efforts that promote civil rights and equity, expand access to justice, support victims and people impacted by the justice system, strengthen community safety, respond to evolving threats, and build trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve. In short, the AHTF program is a targeted, statewide enforcement and investigation grant for qualifying state law enforcement agencies in high-impact states, intended to disrupt opioid distribution and related illegal activity through coordinated task force strategies.

• The Community Oriented Policing Services in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY24 COPS Anti-Heroin Task Force Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.710.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2024-04-23.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-06-20. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $4,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 15 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, Others.

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