Police Grants in California (CA)

Explore grant opportunities available to law enforcement agencies, sheriff’s offices, and public safety partners in California.

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Grant Categories in California

• Anti-Gang Initiatives
• Aviation & Drone Units (UAS)
• Body-Worn Cameras
• Bomb Squad & EOD Teams
• Communications & Radio Systems
• Community Policing
• Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD)
• Courts, Prosecution & Collaborative Justice
• Crime Analysis & Data Systems
• Crisis Intervention & Behavioral Health
• Critical Incident Stress Management
• Cybersecurity & Network Hardening
• De-escalation & Use-of-Force Training
• Digital Evidence Management
• Digital Forensics & Cybercrime
• Domestic Violence & Family Support
• Drug Enforcement & Overdose Prevention
• Emergency Operations & Disaster Preparedness
• Equipment & Protective Gear
• Facility Upgrades & Security
• Firearms & Tactical Training
• Gun Violence Reduction
• Hazard Mitigation
• Homeland Security & Terrorism Prevention
• Homeless Outreach & Special Population Programs
• Human Trafficking Prevention
• In-Car Cameras
• K9 Units
• Leadership Development
• License Plate Readers (ALPR)
• Marine Patrol Units
• Mental Health Response Training
• Mounted Units
• Officer Training & Certification
• Officer Wellness & Mental Health
• Patrol Operations & General Enforcement
• Peer Support & Counseling
• Personnel Development & HR Programs
• Physical Fitness & Health Programs
• Records Management Systems (RMS)
• Recruitment & Retention Programs
• Research, Data & Innovation
• School Resource Officer (SRO) Training
• Search & Rescue (SAR) Units
• Surveillance & Monitoring Technology
• SWAT & Tactical Response Teams
• Traffic Safety & Impaired Driving
• Uniforms & Duty Gear
• Vehicles & Fleet Upgrades
• Victim Services
• Violent Crime Reduction
• Youth Programs & School Safety

Grants Available in California

• Education for Impaired Driving - 2025 Application Cycle

  California reimbursement grant for local governments, law-enforcement agencies, and pass-through entities for qualified nonprofits to conduct community-based education and prevention projects addressing alcohol- and drug-impaired driving.

  Deadline: 2025-02-23

• Law Enforcement – Large Size Law Enforcement Organizations/Agencies - 2025 Application Cycle

  California reimbursement grant funding for large-size law-enforcement organizations or agencies to conduct impaired-driving enforcement, approved training, public education, and community outreach.

  Deadline: 2025-02-23

• Law Enforcement – Small and Mid-Size Law Enforcement Organizations/Agencies - 2025 Application Cycle

  California state reimbursement grant for small and mid-size law-enforcement public agencies to conduct impaired-driving enforcement, approved training, and related public education or community outreach in California.

  Deadline: 2025-02-23

• Toxicology Driving Under the Influence (DUI)/Driving Under the Influence of Drugs (DUID) - 2025 Application Cycle

  California reimbursement grants for eligible local governments, California counties, and crime laboratories to support toxicology testing, forensic evidence processing, and laboratory capabilities used in DUI and drug-impaired-driving enforcement and prosecution.

  Deadline: 2025-02-23

• Toxicology Driving Under the Influence (DUI)/Driving Under the Influence of Drugs: Medical Examiners/Coroner's Offices, and Law Enforcement Coroner's Division - 2025 Application Cycle

  California reimbursement grant for eligible county or city medical examiner/coroner offices and law-enforcement coroner divisions to improve toxicology testing and data collection supporting fatal DUI and drug-impaired-driving investigations.

  Deadline: 2025-02-23

• 2025 Byrne SCIP Grants – Cohort 2

  A federally funded, California-administered grant for cities and counties to reduce gun violence through crisis intervention, improved firearms relinquishment procedures, ERPO-related outreach, referrals to community services, and qualifying law-enforcement crisis-intervention initiatives.

  Deadline: 2025-04-07

• Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Grant Program Cohort 3

  California funding for federally recognized Indian tribes in California to identify, document, publicize, investigate, and solve cases involving missing and murdered Indigenous people and to provide related prevention, coordination, and support services.

  Deadline: 2025-04-18

• Division of Boating and Waterways Law Enforcement Equipment Grant Program FY25

  Reimbursement grants for local government agencies to purchase boating-safety and law-enforcement water-patrol equipment for use on California waterways.

  Deadline: 2025-04-30

• Tobacco Grant Program FY 2025-26 Request for Proposals

  California reimbursement grants for public agencies that enforce tobacco laws and ordinances to reduce illegal retail sales and marketing of tobacco products to minors and youth.

  Deadline: 2025-06-20

• California Violence Intervention & Prevention Cohort 5

  California state funding for evidence-based community gun-violence reduction initiatives in disproportionately impacted communities. Eligible applicants are specified cities, counties, tribal governments, and qualifying community-based organizations.

  Deadline: 2025-08-18

• ABC/OTS Alcohol Law Enforcement Grant 2026

  California reimbursement grants of $20,000 to $40,000 for qualifying local and state law-enforcement agencies to cover sworn peace-officer salaries for alcohol-related enforcement intended to reduce youth access to alcohol.

  Deadline: 2025-09-12

• Education for Impaired Driving - 2026 Application Cycle

  California funding for eligible local governments, law-enforcement agencies, and pass-through entities to conduct community education and prevention projects addressing alcohol- and drug-impaired driving.

  Deadline: 2026-02-23

• Law Enforcement – Large Size Law Enforcement Organizations/Agencies - 2026 Application Cycle

  California state reimbursement grant for large law-enforcement public agencies conducting impaired-driving enforcement, approved training, public education, and community outreach.

  Deadline: 2026-02-23

• Law Enforcement – Small and Mid-Size Law Enforcement Organizations/Agencies - 2026 Application Cycle

  California reimbursement grant for small and mid-size public law-enforcement organizations or agencies to support impaired-driving enforcement, approved training, public education, and community outreach. The 2026 application cycle is closed.

  Deadline: 2026-02-23

• Toxicology Driving Under the Influence (DUI)/Driving Under the Influence of Drugs (DUID) - 2026 Application Cycle

  California reimbursement grants for eligible public agencies, specifically California counties and/or crime laboratories, to support forensic testing and laboratory capabilities used in DUI and drug-impaired-driving enforcement and prosecution.

  Deadline: 2026-02-23

• Toxicology Driving Under the Influence (DUI)/Driving Under the Influence of Drugs: Medical Examiners/Coroner's Offices, and Law Enforcement Coroner's Division - 2026 Application Cycle

  California funding for eligible medical examiner and coroner offices, including law-enforcement coroner divisions, to improve postmortem toxicology testing and data collection supporting DUI and drug-impaired-driving enforcement and research.

  Deadline: 2026-02-23

• Division of Boating and Waterways Local Assistance Boating Safety and Enforcement Equipment Grant Program FY26

  Reimbursement grants for California local government agencies to purchase boating-safety and law-enforcement water-patrol equipment.

  Deadline: 2026-04-30

• COPS Hiring Program (CHP)

  Federal funding for eligible U.S. law enforcement agencies to hire or rehire career officers and deputies to increase community-policing and crime-prevention capacity.

  Deadline: 2026-07-29

• FY 2026 COPS Anti-Methamphetamine Program (CAMP)

  Competitive federal grants for eligible state law enforcement agencies conducting or supervising anti-methamphetamine investigations. Funding supports investigative personnel, statewide task forces, analytical capacity, equipment, technology, training, and other costs directly related to locating or investigating methamphetamine laboratories, precursor diversion, and traffickers.

  Deadline: 2026-07-29

• BJA FY 2025/2026 Project Safe Neighborhoods Formula Grant Program

  Formula grants to U.S. Attorney-certified Project Safe Neighborhoods fiscal agents for implementing federal judicial district strategies that reduce violent crime through coordinated law-enforcement, prosecution, intelligence, task-force, and partnership activities.

  Deadline: 2026-09-03

• BJA FY 2026 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program—State Formula

  Federal formula grants to state governments for law-enforcement and other criminal-justice personnel, equipment, supplies, training, contractual support, technical assistance, and information systems. Local law-enforcement and criminal-justice agencies are not direct applicants but may benefit through state-administered subawards and pass-through funding.

  Deadline: 2026-09-25

• FY 2026 Crisis Response Training Program

  Federal funding to develop, implement, or expand crisis-response and intervention training for law-enforcement and correctional officers, including eligible multi-participant virtual-reality training systems.

  Deadline: 2026-10-13

• Body-Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program (BWCPIP)

  BJA funding for law enforcement agencies, including tribal law enforcement, seeking to pilot, establish, or enhance body-worn camera policies and implementation practices. The source expressly identifies purchase or lease of camera technology as a use of BWCPIP funds.

  Deadline: Not specified

• California OTS Police Traffic Safety Grants - FFY 2027

  California Office of Traffic Safety grants support law-enforcement traffic enforcement, officer training, and public education intended to reduce crashes and unsafe roadway behavior. The FFY 2027 application period is closed.

  Deadline: Not specified

• California OTS Police Traffic Safety Grants - FFY2028

  Forecasted California grant cycle supporting law-enforcement traffic enforcement, officer training, and public education to reduce crashes and unsafe roadway behavior.

  Deadline: Not specified

• Community Policing Development (CPD) Microgrants Program

  Small, competitive grants that support innovative community policing projects, training, and pilot initiatives.

  Deadline: Not specified

• Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program

  Federal formula funding for designated state administering agencies and annually specified units of local government and tribes to support criminal-justice and public-safety activities. The program page lists separate FY 2026 State Formula and Local Formula opportunities, each with a Grants.gov deadline followed by a final JustGrants deadline.

  Deadline: Not specified

• Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP)

  Grant program that supports partnerships between law enforcement, courts, and mental health providers to improve responses to people with mental illnesses.

  Deadline: Not specified

• State Electronic Crash Data Collection

  Forecasted federal grants for modernizing statewide crash-data systems to support electronic collection, intrastate sharing, and standardized transfer to NHTSA. Eligible entities were designated statewide crash-data owners or custodians in states and specified jurisdictions, plus the Secretary of the Interior acting on behalf of an Indian Tribe.

  Deadline: Not specified