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

• 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

• 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

• 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