Community Policing Development (CPD) funds are used to provide guidance on promising practices, develop and test innovative strategies; build knowledge about effective practices and outcomes; and support new, creative approaches to preventing crime and promoting safe communities and a positive image of policing.

The FY 2025 CPD Law Enforcement Products and Resources program will fund projects that will develop products and resources for national distribution and offer creative ideas to uplift the image of the law enforcement profession, advance crime fighting, or support community policing efforts through community engagement, problem solving or organizational change. High priority areas of focus may include (but are not limited to) topics such as violent crime prevention, immigration issues and border security, child trafficking, street gangs, recruitment and hiring, gun violence and the enforcement of gun laws, opioids and drug market interruption, law enforcement taskforce engagement, homelessness and squatting, nuisance abatement and other crime and disorder problems. Examples of the types of products and resources that the COPS Office generally distributes include the following:

• Online or in-person training curricula
• Guidebooks
• Emerging issues forums
• Policy guides
• Promising practices
• Pilot programs, case studies, or evaluations
• Roll-call videos
• Podcasts or webinars
• Self-assessment tools
• Interactive websites
• Checklists
• Short-form videos