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 Town of Weldon, North Carolina will receive $155,042 under a Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program. The grant funding will support the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program, also known as the COPS Hiring Program (CFDA #16.710), to advance community policing through the hiring or rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2027. Specifically, the Town of Weldon will use the funding to hire and rehire career law enforcement officers to increase its community policing capacity and prevent and disrupt crime and violence through collaborative partnerships with community members and organizations.

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.