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 Jersey City Police Department will receive $1.875 million under this five-year Project Grant award from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office. The funding will support the COPS Hiring Program, which aims to advance community policing through additional law enforcement staffing. Specifically, the Jersey City Police Department will use the award to hire and rehire career law enforcement officers, increasing its community policing capacity. This aligns with the goals of the COPS Office Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710), which provides assistance to law enforcement agencies to enhance public safety through community policing strategies, collaborative problem-solving, and organizational transformation.

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.