FY21 cops hiring program (CHP)

The City of New Brunswick, New Jersey will receive $2,262,576 under a Project Grant award from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office. The grant funds the COPS Hiring Program and will allow the City to enhance public safety through community policing strategies over the five-year period from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2026.

As outlined in the grant program description under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants (CFDA 16.710), the funding will support the City's efforts to develop collaborative partnerships between law enforcement and community members to identify and solve public safety problems. Key activities will include organizational changes, personnel funding, and training to further community-oriented policing approaches that engage residents in proactive problem-solving. The grant aims to build trust and partnerships to jointly develop and evaluate responses that reduce crime and improve satisfaction with police services.