The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services is pleased to announce that it is seeking applications for funding for the COPS Office FY23 Preparing for Active Shooter Situations (PASS) program.
Donor Name: Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/14/2023
Size of the Grant: $12,000,000.00
Grant Duration: 12 months
Details:
PASS funds under this solicitation will be used to are used to advance the practice of community policing in law enforcement agencies through nationally recognized, scenario-based training that prepares officers and other first responders to safety and effectively handle active shooter and other violent threats.
Preparing for Active Shooter Situations (PASS) program funds are used to increase law enforcement and public safety by providing funds for scenario-based training that prepares officers and other first responders to safely and effectively handle active-shooter and other violent threats.
The COPS Office is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and build trust between law enforcement and the community.
Goals
Under this solicitation, the COPS Office seeks to support projects that allow for the identification and expansion of promising practices and produces knowledge products that follow the principles of good guidance:
- Quality-driven, with an emphasis on action statements to drive promising practices and reduce variations in performance
- Evidence-based, with recommendations that are consistent with the weight of the best available evidence identified through systematic review
- Accessible, with clear language and manageable lengths that are appropriate and relevant for the law enforcement field
- Memorable, to encourage immediate actions or aid for the complex situations law enforcement professionals face.
The COPS Office seeks a provider who can train at least 20,000 first responders nationwide over the course of the award through scenario-based, multidisciplinary training classes. The training should be available to any jurisdiction in the U.S. and delivered in the desired location of the requesting agency, to include law enforcement, fire, and emergency medical services (EMS). The target audience for the delivered training is a multidisciplinary team of first responders, which includes law enforcement, fire, emergency medical services (EMS), dispatchers, medical personnel, facility security, emergency management, and any other professionals who may reasonably be key to a successful integrated response to an active shooter event. The training provider should be able to assist the requesting agency in determining which responders make the most sense to be included in a multidisciplinary class.
The training provider should be able to offer training in the following topic areas:
- Incident command system training for EMS, fire and law enforcement to improve coordination when responding to active shooter incidents
- Training for medical first responders on best practices to treat victims of active shooter incidents.
- Training for emergency call center staff (dispatchers) to improve communications to fire, EMS and law enforcement agencies during active shooter incidents.
Projects Out of Scope
- Agencies looking for active shooter training will not be considered.
- Organizations unable to deliver national training will not be considered.
- Organizations unable to train at least 20,000 individual first responders over the course of the award will not be considered.
- Projects that do not focus on active shooter training will not be considered.
Funding Information
- Anticipated Total Amount to be Awarded Under Solicitation: $12,000,000.00
- Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount of Awards: $12,000,000.00
Period of Performance Duration(Months)
12
Eligibility Criteria
This solicitation is open to all public governmental agencies, federally recognized Indian tribes, forprofit organizations, nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, community groups, and faith-based organizations. For-profit organizations (as well as other recipients) must forgo any profit or management fee.
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