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 University of Alaska Anchorage will receive $250,000 through September 2027 from the Department of Justice's Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to support community policing efforts in Anchorage, Alaska. Under the award, the University will utilize the funding to hire additional career law enforcement officers for the Anchorage Police Department. The purpose of the COPS Hiring Program grant is to advance community policing through hiring or rehiring law enforcement officers to increase a jurisdiction's community policing capacity and prevent crime. The additional officers will partner with community members and organizations to develop collaborative solutions to public safety problems and build trust between police 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.