FY21 cops hiring program (CHP)

The City of West Helena, Arkansas was awarded a $1,019,756 Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program. The grant will support the city's efforts to advance community policing strategies through September 2026. As part of the COPS Hiring Program, the funding will assist the city in enhancing public safety by developing partnerships between law enforcement and community members to identify and address local public safety problems collaboratively. The COPS Office aims to help law enforcement agencies build capacity for community policing through organizational transformation, problem-solving practices, and community partnerships. This award will allow the City of West Helena to further strategic public safety initiatives in line with the COPS Office's mission over the next five years.