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 Village of Bridgeport in Bridgeport, Ohio will receive $125,000 under a Project Grant award from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program. The funding will support the COPS Hiring Program (CHP) and allow the village to hire additional career law enforcement officers through September 2027. The purpose of providing this funding is to advance community policing efforts through increased law enforcement staffing capacity. This aligns with the overall goal of the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to enhance public safety by building partnerships between law enforcement and local communities to jointly solve problems.

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.