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 County of Fayette, Indiana will receive $250,000 from the Department of Justice's Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program over five years to advance community policing through new law enforcement hires. Specifically, funding under this Project Grant award will support the hire or rehire of additional career law enforcement officers through September 2027 to increase the jurisdiction's community policing capacity and prevent and disrupt crime and violence. The Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program aims to enhance public safety by assisting state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies in building community policing capacity through organizational transformation, community partnerships, and collaborative problem solving.

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.