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 Town of Greenfield, Massachusetts will receive $375,000 under a Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program. The funding supports the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710), which aims to advance community policing through law enforcement staffing.

Specifically, the Town of Greenfield will use the award to hire additional career law enforcement officers from October 2022 through September 2027. These new officers will allow the jurisdiction to increase its community policing capacity and prevent and disrupt crime through collaborative problem-solving with community partners. The funding is consistent with the program's goal of enhancing public safety by building relationships between police and the public 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.