FY21 cops hiring program (CHP)

The City of Fitchburg, Massachusetts was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office. The grant supports the COPS Hiring Program and will allow the City of Fitchburg, doing business as the Fitchburg Police Department, to enhance public safety and community policing efforts through September 2026.

The COPS Hiring Program aims to advance the philosophy and practice of community policing through collaborative partnerships and organizational strategies that support proactive problem solving. Funds will assist the Fitchburg Police Department in developing partnerships with other government agencies, community members, nonprofits, businesses, and media to collaboratively address public safety issues. Resources may also support organizational changes to align management, personnel, technology, and resources with community partnership and problem-oriented policing strategies.