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 La Marque, Texas was awarded a $750,000 project grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services program. The grant funding will support the COPS Hiring Program and allow the city to hire additional career law enforcement officers through September 2027.

The purpose of the COPS Hiring Program grant is to advance community policing practices by increasing a jurisdiction's law enforcement staffing capacity. The additional officers funded under this award will work to prevent and disrupt crime and violence through community partnerships and problem-solving techniques in alignment with the Department of Justice's Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program objectives.

Funding under this award program 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.