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 Calumet City, Illinois will receive $1,433,250 under a five-year Project Grant award from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program. The purpose of the award is to support the COPS Hiring Program (CHP) by allowing the City to hire or rehire additional career law enforcement officers through September 2027. Funding will be used to increase the jurisdiction's community policing capacity and help prevent and disrupt crime and violence by strengthening partnerships between law enforcement and community members. The COPS Office established the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program to enhance public safety through implementation of collaborative problem-solving strategies and community policing models.

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.