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 Hampton, Virginia will receive $625,000 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 advance community policing through the hiring and rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers from October 2022 to September 2027. Funding will support the City of Hampton Police Department's efforts to increase its community policing capacity and prevent and disrupt crime and violence by hiring additional law enforcement personnel. The COPS Hiring Program grant aligns with the COPS Office mission to enhance public safety through community policing partnerships 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.