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 Vivian Police Department will receive $130,317 under this five-year Project Grant award from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office. The funding will support the COPS Hiring Program, which aims to advance community policing through additional law enforcement staffing. Specifically, the Town of Vivian will use the award to hire and rehire career law enforcement officers, increasing its community policing capacity. This aligns with the goals of the COPS Office's Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710), which provides assistance to state and local agencies to enhance public safety through community policing strategies developed in partnership with residents. The performance period will last from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2027.

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.