Preparing for Active Shooter Situations (PASS)
🏛 Community Oriented Policing Services
Can you apply?
This grant is for law enforcement agencies and public safety organizations preparing for active shooter incidents.
State, local, territorial, and tribal law enforcement agencies may apply. Nonprofits, for-profit organizations (if forgoing profit), faith-based organizations, institutions of higher education, and community groups are also eligible.
Funding supports scenario-based training for first responders including officers, firefighters, EMTs, dispatchers, facility security, and emergency management. School Resource Officers and mental health/social service providers are priority populations.
Awards support integrated response training to counter active shooter threats and terrorism in schools and other facilities.
Program description
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.
This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the FY26 Preparing for Active Shooter Situations (PASS) Program. The preparedness of law enforcement to respond to active shooter incidents is a priority of the Administration. Through the PASS program, the Department of Justice supports this priority by providing funding to deliver nationally recognized, scenario-based training that prepares officers, first responders, and mental health and social service providers on how best to prepare their communities for an active shooter threat or act of terrorism.
PASS program funds are used to increase public and law enforcement safety nationwide by training first responders—including 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 handle an active shooter threat or act of terrorism. In addition, this program will provide priority access to training for School Resource Officers funded under the COPS Hiring Program, to support active shooter preparedness and response in primary and secondary schools.
Training provided under the PASS program will advance the goal of the 2016 Protecting Our Lives by Initiating COPS Expansion (POLICE) Act in offering scenario-based, integrated response courses designed to counter active shooter threats or acts of terrorism against individuals or facilities.
Who can apply
Eligible applicants
How to apply
Application links
Required documents
- SF-424 Application for Federal Assistance (OMB Form 424)
- Project Narrative/Statement of Work
- Budget and Budget Justification
- Organizational capability documentation
- Letters of support from partner agencies
- Proof of nonprofit status (if applicable)
Program contact
- 👤 Community Oriented Policing Services
- 📧 AskCopsRC@usdoj.gov
- 📞 800-421-6770
Funding track record
Recent awards under CFDA 16.710 from the last 3 years — real organizations that won funding through this same program.
Top 10 Largest Recent Awards
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$10,958,667
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$10,492,902
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$10,469,448
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$9,789,763
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$9,784,130
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$9,544,040
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$9,000,000
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$8,547,000
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$8,245,000
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$6,323,580
Top States by Funding
- TX 13 awards $84.4M
- VA 11 awards $53.1M
- CA 8 awards $36.6M
- NJ 7 awards $26.1M
- FL 6 awards $24.0M
Source: USAspending.gov — federal spending transparency. Data covers last 3 years.
Funding history
Annual funding for this program — Federal obligations (CFDA 16.710). How funding has trended year over year.
| 2012 | $151,572,278 | |
| 2013 | $166,436,731 | |
| 2014 | $169,289,196 | |
| 2015 | $168,217,132 | |
| 2016 | $167,422,943 |
FAQ
Who is eligible to apply for PASS funding?
Public governmental agencies, federally recognized Indian tribes, nonprofits, for-profits (if forgoing profit), higher education institutions, community groups, and faith-based organizations may apply.
What activities does PASS funding support?
Scenario-based, integrated response training for first responders on active shooter preparedness. Training targets law enforcement, fire, EMS, dispatchers, facility security, and mental health providers.
Is there a cost-sharing requirement?
No. This grant does not require cost-sharing or matching funds.
What is the funding amount available?
The total program has $10,350,000 available. Individual award amounts are not specified in the notice.
When is the deadline?
The deadline is August 4, 2026.
💡 Tips for applicants
- Focus your narrative on how training will improve integrated response across your first responder teams. Emphasize partnerships between law enforcement, fire, EMS, and other agencies.
- Include data on active shooter incidents in your jurisdiction and gaps in current preparedness training. This demonstrates need and urgency.
- Highlight how your agency will use scenario-based training approaches. Explain how exercises will be realistic and evaluated.
- Detail your plan to include priority populations: School Resource Officers, mental health providers, and facility security staff.
- Develop a clear sustainability plan showing how training will continue or expand after grant funding ends.
⚠️ Common mistakes
Vague training curriculum without scenario-based components. Weak coordination plans between multiple first responder disciplines. Failure to address how training will reach School Resource Officers and mental health providers.
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