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 Picayune, Mississippi will receive $124,150 under a Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program. The grant funding will support the hire or rehire of additional career law enforcement officers through September 2027 under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The COPS Office established this program to enhance public safety through community policing strategies developed in partnerships between law enforcement and the communities they serve. Specifically, the City of Picayune will use this funding to increase its community policing capacity and prevent and disrupt crime and violence by hiring additional law enforcement officers.

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.