FY25 Preparing for Active Shooter Situations (PASS) Invitational | O COPS 2025 172409

Opportunity Information: Apply for O COPS 2025 172409

The FY25 Preparing for Active Shooter Situations (PASS) Invitational is a discretionary federal grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office). It is offered as a cooperative agreement, meaning the COPS Office expects to have substantial involvement in the project during the award period (for example, through coordination, oversight, or other programmatic engagement). The overall purpose of PASS is to improve public and law enforcement safety nationwide by expanding high-quality training that prepares communities to respond effectively to active shooter incidents and other violent threats.

PASS funding is focused on training first responders and other professionals who would realistically be part of a successful, integrated response. The opportunity explicitly includes law enforcement, fire service personnel, emergency medical services (EMS), dispatchers, medical personnel, facility security, emergency management, and similar roles. The emphasis is on scenario-based, integrated response courses that help multiple disciplines train together under realistic conditions, strengthening coordination, communication, and decision-making when confronting active shooter threats or acts of terrorism targeting individuals or facilities. The program aligns with the intent of the 2016 Protecting Our Lives by Initiating COPS Expansion (POLICE) Act by promoting practical, hands-on training approaches rather than purely classroom-based instruction.

This FY25 notice is invitational, which is a major eligibility constraint: only organizations that have received a direct invitation from the COPS Office may apply. While the eligible applicant type is listed broadly as "Others," the invitational nature effectively narrows the pool to those specifically selected by the agency. The COPS Office also indicates it is open to project structures where two or more entities participate in carrying out the work, but only one organization can be the official applicant and primary award recipient. Any partner organizations that will perform part of the programmatic work using grant funds must be identified as subrecipients, and the primary applicant is responsible for overall administration, project management, and compliance monitoring across the entire effort. The notice also underscores the importance of correctly distinguishing between subawards (financial assistance relationships to carry out part of the project) and contracts (procurement relationships to purchase goods or services), pointing applicants to 2 C.F.R. 200.331 for guidance on making that determination.

In terms of funding scale, the opportunity lists an award ceiling of $10,800,000 and anticipates making one award. The Assistance Listing (CFDA) number is 16.069, and the funding activity category is Law, Justice and Legal Services. The opportunity number is O-COPS-2025-172409. Applications are due by June 24, 2025 (original closing date), and the opportunity was created on May 16, 2025. As with federal grants generally, awards are subject to the availability of appropriated funds and may include additional legal or policy requirements that apply at the time of award.

Finally, the notice signals that funded work will be carried out in a broader policy context shaped by applicable Executive Orders and Attorney General memoranda. It highlights administration priorities tied to "reestablishing law and order," including increasing hiring and retention of state and local sworn officers, strengthening collaboration with federal task forces, addressing illegal drug activity (including fentanyl distribution), preventing crime, supporting nuisance abatement strategies, countering human trafficking and child smuggling, and enhancing immigration enforcement and border security. The COPS Office also notes that it uses the terms "community policing" and "common sense policing" interchangeably throughout the NOFO materials, indicating that applicants should expect that framing in guidance and program documentation.

• The Community Oriented Policing Services in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY25 Preparing for Active Shooter Situations (PASS) Invitational" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.069.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2025-05-16.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-06-24. (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 $10,800,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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