FY26 COPS Technology and Equipment Program

Community Oriented Policing Services

Funding

Estimated total program funding: $401,406,387

About

This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the FY26 Technology and Equipment Program (TEP). This noncompetitive, invitational, funding opportunity provides funding to state, territorial, local, Tribal, and other entities designated under the heading “Community Oriented Policing Services, Technology and Equipment Community Projects / COPS Law Enforcement Technology and Equipment” in the Congressional Joint Explanatory Statement – Division C, which is incorporated by reference into Public Law 119-74, to develop and acquire effective law enforcement equipment, technologies and interoperable communications that assist in responding to and preventing crime and expand the implementation of community policing. Equipment funded under this program should meet any applicable requirements of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Office of Law Enforcement Standards.

Eligibility

This is an invitational program. Eligible applicants are limited to those identified in the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Joint Explanatory Statement (JES) for the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 (Public Law 119-74) for the projects designated for funding. The legal name (or “doing business as” name) associated with the applicant’s unique entity identifier (UEI) as registered in the System of Award Management (SAM) must coincide with the agency name listed in the JES. State and local governmental entities must comply with 8 U.S.C. §1373, which provides that State and local government entities may not prohibit, or in any way restrict, any government entity or official from sending to, receiving from, maintaining, or exchanging information regarding citizenship or immigration status, lawful or unlawful, of any individual with components of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security or any other federal, state or local government entity. This includes any prohibitions or restrictions imposed or established by a State or local government entity or official.

Applicant types

Grants.gov eligibility code 00 Grants.gov eligibility code 01 Grants.gov eligibility code 02 Grants.gov eligibility code 04 Grants.gov eligibility code 07 Grants.gov eligibility code 25

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Notice-specific evidence check

What an applicant must verify for FY26 COPS Technology and Equipment Program

Applicant evidence

Applicant type: State governments
Applicant type: County governments
Applicant type: City or township governments
Applicant type: Special district governments
Applicant type: Federally recognized tribal governments
Applicant type: Other eligible applicants

Opportunity boundaries

Recorded funding: Estimated total program funding: $401,406,387
Recorded deadline: October 2, 2026; confirm time zone and submission system.
Recorded focus: Law, justice and legal services

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Application checklist

How to apply for FY26 COPS Technology and Equipment Program

The steps below turn the recorded grant fields into a pre-submission check. They do not replace the current Notice of Funding Opportunity or its amendments.

Recorded eligibility

• Applicant types: Grants.gov eligibility code 00, Grants.gov eligibility code 01, Grants.gov eligibility code 02, Grants.gov eligibility code 04, Grants.gov eligibility code 07, Grants.gov eligibility code 25.
• Geographic scope is not structured in this record.
• Notice summary: This is an invitational program. Eligible applicants are limited to those identified in the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Joint Explanatory Statement (JES) for the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 (Public Law 119-74) for the projects designated for funding. The legal name (or “doing business as” name) associated with the applicant’s unique entity identifier (UEI) as registered in the System of Award Management (SAM) must coincide with the agency name listed in the JES. State and local governmental entities must comply with 8 U.S.C. §1373, which provides that State and local government entities may not prohibit, or in any way restrict, any government entity or official from sending to, receiving from, maintaining, or exchanging information regarding citizenship or immigration status, lawful or unlawful, of any individual with components of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security or any other federal, state or local government entity. This includes any prohibitions or restrictions imposed or established by a State or local government entity or official.

Focus areas: LJL

Recorded deadline

October 1, 2026 — confirm the time zone and submission system

A missing or rolling date is not permission to assume an open application window.

1. Confirm fitMatch your applicant type, location, project scope and any cost-share or registration rule to the official notice.
2. Read the noticeCollect the current guidelines, amendments, budget rules, required attachments and submission instructions.
3. Check timingRecord the deadline time zone, internal review date and any earlier registration or portal cut-off.
4. Submit thereUse the official application route and save the confirmation or submission reference.

Official sources

Recorded source: https://www.grants.gov/xml-extract

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Last directory verification: Sep 23, 2026.