The cops hiring program (CHP) provides funding to law enforcement agencies to hire and/or rehire additional career law enforcement officers in an effort to increase their community policing capacity…

The Tuttle Police Department was awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the Department of Justice's Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to enhance its community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. The anticipated outcomes of this award include increased engagement in planned community partnerships, implementation of projects to analyze and assess problems, changes to personnel and agency management in support of community policing, and expanded capacity for community policing activities. The funding will enable the Tuttle Police Department to hire and/or rehire additional career law enforcement officers to bolster its limited force of 14 officers serving a rural community of approximately 8,300 residents. This grant aligns with the program's objectives of supporting law enforcement agencies in developing and implementing community policing strategies through comprehensive training, technology acquisition, and organizational development initiatives.

The cops hiring program (CHP) provides funding to law enforcement agencies to hire and/or rehire additional career law enforcement officers in an effort to increase their community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. Anticipated outcomes of CHP awards include engagement in planned community partnerships, implementation of projects to analyze and assess problems, implementation of changes to personnel and agency management in support of community policing, and increased capacity of agency to engage in community policing activities.