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FY 2027 COPS-OJP Constitutional Protections for Parents - A NASRO SRO TTA Invitational Program
Community Oriented Policing Services · Law, Justice and Legal Services
- Deadline
- Nov 10, 2026 (7 days left)
- Who can apply
- Others (see the notice)
- Award range
- $0 to $3.0 million
- Expected awards
- 1
- Total program funding
- $3.0 million
- Your own money required
- No cost sharing or matching required
- Opportunity number
- O-COPS-2027-172808
- Posted
- Oct 26, 2026
- Assistance listing
- 16.710
More on who can apply
The types of entities that are eligible to apply are: The National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO)
What it funds
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. The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) is committed to advancing work that furthers the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) mission to keep our country safe and secure and uphold the rule of law and protect the rights of American citizens. OJP provides federal leadership, funding, and other critical resources to directly support law enforcement, combat violent crime, protect American children, provide services to American crime victims, and address public safety challenges, including human trafficking and the opioid crisis. The FY2027 COPS-OJP Constitutional Protections for Parents – A NASRO SRO TTA Invitational Program funding opportunity is intended to support the development and dissemination of a series of training and technical assistance resources directly to our nation’s school resource officers, school administrators, teachers, and other school personnel to increase their understanding and appropriate implementation of the constitutional rights of parents, their role in the education system, and related practices to keep children safe. By strengthening knowledge across the school safety community, this training will help prevent violations, promote lawful decision-making, and ensure that constitutional protections and parental rights are meaningfully respected and upheld. All awards are subject to the availability of appropriated funds and any modifications or additional requirements that may be imposed by la…
Open the official notice on Grants.gov ↗What to do next
- Open the official notice on Grants.gov and download the full announcement (the NOFO) and any attachments.
- Check you can apply: the eligible applicants above, and any detail in the notice's eligibility section.
- Register your organization in SAM.gov (choose "all awards") and create a Grants.gov account; allow several weeks the first time.
- Apply through Grants.gov exactly as the notice says, before Nov 10, 2026. Late applications are usually not accepted.
New to this? Applying for a federal grant, step by step · Register to apply · How to read the notice · Write the narrative · Build the budget · Agency contact: AskCopsRC@usdoj.gov
From Grants.gov's official daily extract of Nov 3, 2026. The notice on Grants.gov and its attachments are what count. UX Contract is independent and not a government website.