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 West Saint Paul, Minnesota will receive $250,000 through September 2027 from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). Funding will support the hire or rehire of additional career law enforcement officers to advance community policing efforts and enhance public safety.

The COPS Hiring Program aims to increase the jurisdiction's community policing capacity through the addition of law enforcement personnel. New hires will engage in organizational strategies like collaborative problem solving with community partners to proactively address crime, social disorder, and public safety issues.

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.