FY21 cops hiring program (CHP)

The Aroostook County received a $375,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program on October 1, 2021 to support community policing efforts through September 30, 2026. The funding supports the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program, which provides assistance to state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies to develop community policing strategies through organizational transformation, problem solving, and community partnerships. Specifically, the Aroostook County will work to enhance public safety in Caribou, Maine through collaborative problem identification and response between law enforcement and community members, organizational changes to support community partnerships and proactive policing, and the systematic examination of public safety issues impacting the community.