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 Kosciusko, Indiana will receive $250,000 from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program to hire additional career law enforcement officers through September 2027. The COPS Hiring Program award will enable the county to enhance its community policing capacity and prevent and disrupt crime and violence by increasing the jurisdiction's number of law enforcement personnel. The COPS Office Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) aims to assist state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies in building public safety through community policing strategies developed through collaborative partnerships between law enforcement and the communities 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.