FY21 cops hiring program (CHP)

The City of Ripley, Tennessee was awarded a $316,620 Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program to support community policing efforts from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026. The grant funding will support the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program, which provides assistance to state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies to develop partnerships and implement community policing strategies that systematically promote organizational transformation, problem solving, and collaboration between law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve. Key activities to be supported by this funding for the City of Ripley include collaborative partnerships with community members, organizations, and businesses to develop solutions to public safety problems and increase trust in police through organizational changes, personnel management, and proactive problem-oriented policing approaches.