The purpose of the cops hiring program (CHP) program is to advance the practice of community policing through the hire or rehire of additional career law enforcement officers

The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program awarded a $672,727 Project Grant to the DPS - Department Of Public Safety under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants (CFDA 16.710) program. Funding will support the hire or rehire of additional career law enforcement officers through October 2026 to enhance community policing capacity and prevent and disrupt crime and violence in the Northern Mariana Islands. The COPS Office grant program aims to build public safety through community policing partnerships and organizational transformation to support problem-solving strategies.

Funding under this award will be utilized by local law enforcement agencies to hire and rehire career law enforcement officers necessary to increase the jurisdiction's community policing capacity to prevent and disrupt crime and violence.