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, North Carolina will receive $750,000 through September 2027 under a Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services program. The grant funds the hiring and retention of additional career law enforcement officers as part of the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The purpose of the COPS Hiring Program grant is to advance community policing through increasing the jurisdiction's law enforcement staffing capacity to prevent and disrupt crime and violence. The additional officers will enable expanded community partnerships and problem-solving initiatives in line with the program's focus on collaborative public safety strategies.

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.