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 Carbon County Sheriff's Office in Red Lodge, Montana will receive $125,000 through the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program administered by the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office. This Project Grant award under the COPS Hiring Program will allow the Sheriff's Office to hire additional career law enforcement officers from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2027 to expand its community policing capacity. Funding will support personnel costs associated with hiring law enforcement officers who will work directly with community partners and use problem-solving techniques to prevent and disrupt crime and violence in the jurisdiction. The COPS Hiring Program aims to advance the practice of community policing through hiring or rehiring additional law enforcement, consistent with the COPS Office's mission to enhance public safety through community policing strategies.

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.