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 Holmes County School District will receive $125,000 from the Department of Justice's Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2027 to advance the practice of community policing. Funding under this Project Grant award will be used by the Holmes County School District to hire additional career law enforcement officers necessary to increase the jurisdiction's community policing capacity and prevent and disrupt crime and violence. The Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program aims to enhance public safety through the implementation of community policing strategies and the development of partnerships between law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve.

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.