FY21 cops hiring program (CHP)

The City of Los Angeles Police Department was awarded a $2.5 million project grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program. The grant will support the COPS Hiring Program and allow the police department to enhance public safety and build community trust through collaborative problem solving and organizational strategies that promote the systematic use of community partnerships. Key deliverables include hiring additional officers to develop partnerships between the police department and local communities to identify and address public safety issues. The funding will also support aligning the police department's management, structure, personnel systems and resources to further support community-oriented policing approaches. The mayor's office will oversee performance and ensure objectives of the federal grant program are met through September 2026.