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 City of Apple Valley was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, aims to enhance the city's law enforcement capacity and community policing efforts. Key anticipated outcomes include increased engagement in community partnerships, implementation of projects to analyze and assess problems, changes to personnel and agency management in support of community policing, and enhanced capacity for the city's law enforcement agency to engage in community policing activities. Additionally, the city has administered multiple sub-grants in partnership with Dakota County Community Development Agency, including home improvement loan programs for low and moderate-income households, senior chore services, and pedestrian safety improvements, demonstrating a comprehensive approach to community development and public infrastructure enhancement.

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.