FY23 COPS Anti-Methamphetamine Program | O COPS 2023 171607

Opportunity Information: Apply for O COPS 2023 171607

The FY23 COPS Anti-Methamphetamine Program (CAMP) is a competitive discretionary grant opportunity offered by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office). The COPS Office supports state, local, territorial, and tribal law enforcement agencies by funding and sharing resources that advance community policing, with a long history of investing in policing capacity nationwide. CAMP specifically targets the methamphetamine problem by directing resources to states experiencing high levels of seizures tied to precursor chemicals, finished methamphetamine, clandestine laboratories, and lab dump sites. The legal authority for this program traces back to the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended, and related provisions that allow the Attorney General to make these competitive awards to address meth-related illicit activity.

At its core, CAMP is designed to strengthen statewide efforts to locate, disrupt, and investigate methamphetamine-related criminal networks. The program focuses on key areas of meth activity, including precursor diversion (the movement of chemicals used to manufacture meth), the identification and dismantling of meth labs, and investigations of meth traffickers. The funding is intended to increase the operational capacity of statewide task forces and improve coordination across agencies, recognizing that meth production and trafficking often cross jurisdictional lines and require sustained, intelligence-driven enforcement efforts.

Grant funds can be used to support practical capacity-building needs that directly affect enforcement and investigative performance. This includes adding or supporting personnel such as law enforcement officers, civilian staff, prosecutors, and task force personnel, along with funding for training and equipment. The program emphasizes increasing the number of hours dedicated to statewide task force work, expanding the range and number of participating agencies, and improving analytical capabilities so task forces can better identify patterns, targets, and links between cases. In effect, CAMP is structured to help states do more of the work that leads to actionable investigations: collecting and analyzing intelligence, coordinating operations, and pursuing cases from early leads through arrests and prosecution.

The COPS Office outlines several expected outcomes for CAMP awards, reflecting both operational improvements and broader public safety impacts. These anticipated results include stronger collaboration with federal agencies, increased analytical reporting, and better information sharing among participating agencies. On-the-ground impacts are expected to show up as a higher number of investigations and improved investigative efficiency, along with a greater share of investigations resulting in arrests, referrals, prosecutions, and ultimately convictions. The program also highlights the use of community policing principles, suggesting that enforcement efforts should be paired with strategies that build trust and communication with the community, particularly in areas heavily impacted by meth trafficking and related harms.

CAMP also recognizes the wider human and community consequences of meth activity. One of the listed outcomes is an increased identification of drug-endangered children, reflecting the reality that meth production and trafficking environments can expose children to severe neglect, violence, and hazardous chemicals. Another expected outcome is an increase in the number and size of drug seizures, which reflects enhanced enforcement reach and improved targeting of higher-impact offenders and operations.

Administratively, this opportunity was published under funding opportunity number O-COPS-2023-171607 and is associated with CFDA number 16.710 in the law, justice, and legal services category. Eligible applicants are primarily state governments, with additional eligibility details referenced in the opportunity materials. The award ceiling is listed at $2,000,000, and the program anticipated making approximately 12 awards. The opportunity opened on February 22, 2023, and originally closed on April 18, 2023.

Finally, CAMP is framed within broader DOJ and COPS Office priorities beyond enforcement metrics alone. The program is presented as aligned with advancing civil rights and racial equity, increasing access to justice, supporting crime victims and others impacted by the justice system, strengthening community safety in response to evolving threats, and building trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve. This signals that applicants and funded activities are expected to consider both effective meth enforcement and the way those efforts affect community legitimacy, fairness, and public confidence.

• The Department of Justice, Community Oriented Policing Services in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY23 COPS Anti-Methamphetamine Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.710.
• This funding opportunity was created on Feb 22, 2023.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 18, 2023. (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 $2,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 12 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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