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 Town of Middletown, Rhode Island was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services. The grant will be used to enhance the town's community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts over a 5-year period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2029. Anticipated outcomes include the town engaging in planned community partnerships, implementing projects to analyze and assess problems, making changes to personnel and agency management in support of community policing, and increasing the town's capacity to engage in community policing activities. This grant award demonstrates the town's comprehensive approach to community development, public safety, and targeted prevention strategies through federal funding opportunities.

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.