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 Bonneville County Sheriff's Department was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program. The COPS Hiring Program (CHP) grant will fund the hiring and rehiring of career law enforcement officers over a five-year period from October 2022 through September 2027. The additional officers will help advance community policing efforts and crime prevention strategies in Idaho Falls, Idaho through collaborative partnerships and problem-solving techniques. As the primary grantee, the Sheriff's Department will utilize the funding to directly increase its community policing capacity. Bonneville County serves as the parent organization for grant administration purposes. The award is part of the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710), which provides funding to law enforcement agencies to support the implementation of community policing strategies through organizational transformation and community partnerships.

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.