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 Jacksonville Police Department was awarded a $125,000 project grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program. The grant will support the hire or rehire of additional career law enforcement officers to advance the practice of community policing through October 2027.

The COPS Hiring Program aims to increase the jurisdiction's community policing capacity to prevent and disrupt crime and violence by funding the hiring and rehiring of law enforcement officers. As the primary awardee, the City of Jacksonville Police Department will utilize the funding to enhance its community policing efforts through the addition of law enforcement personnel over the five-year grant period.

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.