The purpose of the cops hiring program (CHP) program is to advance the practice of community policing through the hire or rehire of additional career law enforcement officers

The City of Manassas Park, Virginia will receive $250,000 through September 2026 from the Department of Justice's Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to hire additional career law enforcement officers. Funding under this Project Grant award will support the city's efforts to advance community policing and crime prevention by increasing its community policing capacity through the hiring and rehiring of police personnel. The COPS Hiring Program aims to enhance public safety by assisting local law enforcement agencies in building community partnerships and proactively addressing public safety problems.

Funding under this award will be utilized by local law enforcement agencies to hire and rehire career law enforcement officers necessary to increase the jurisdiction's community policing capacity to prevent and disrupt crime and violence.