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 New York Police Department (NYPD) received an $8.33 million project grant award from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program. The funding will support the COPS Hiring Program (CHP) over five years from October 2022 through September 2027.

The purpose of the award is to advance community policing through the hiring and rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers by the NYPD. Specifically, the funding will be used to increase the NYPD's community policing capacity to prevent and disrupt crime and violence by hiring and rehiring additional police officers. The COPS CHP program aims to enhance public safety through the implementation of community policing strategies developed through partnerships between law enforcement and the communities they serve.

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.