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 Cape Girardeau, Missouri will receive $125,000 through September 2027 from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program grant. The purpose of this Project Grant award is to advance community policing through the hiring of additional law enforcement officers. Specifically, grant funds will support the hiring and retention of career law enforcement personnel to increase the jurisdiction's community policing capacity and help prevent and disrupt crime and violence. The COPS Hiring Program aims to enhance public safety by building partnerships between law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve to collaboratively address problems.

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.