The COPS Office administers the National Blue Alert Network, a voluntary nationwide system to give authorities an early warning of threats against law enforcement and to aid in the apprehension of suspects who have killed or seriously injured an officer or deputy, and to find an officer when they are missing in connection with their official duties.

The FY25 COPS Blue Alert Program seeks applications from organizations to support the COPS Office in coordinating the Blue Alert system. The primary objectives of the cooperative agreement to be funded under this funding opportunity are to support states participating in the National Blue Alert Network and to raise awareness, educate, and inform non-Blue Alert states of the Blue Alert Network (e.g., production of an educational video, factsheets, newsletters, presentations, etc.), provide monthly summaries of Blue Alert activations throughout the country, including detailed accounts of heroism involving Blue Alert events, and research, gather, and compile accurate and timely information, from credible sources, about all reported incidents where on duty law enforcement throughout the United States, territories, and tribal lands are shot in the line of duty. Up to $150,000 is available for this cooperative agreement.

Who is Eligible? 

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Public Government Agencies

     
For Profit (Commercial) Organizations

     
Non-Profit Organizations

     
Institutions of Higher Education

     
Community Groups

     
Faith-Based Organizations

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. For additional information, please see the appendices in the FY25 CHP Application Resource Guide.

Need more information on how to apply to any of our programs?

For additional assistance we encourage you to visit the How to Apply page, which includes frequently asked questions, appendices, additional fact sheets, links to webinars, and other resources.