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 Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to the Charter Township of Northville, Michigan. The grant funding will be used to enhance the township's community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts over a 5-year period from October 2024 to September 2029. Key anticipated outcomes include increased community engagement and partnerships, implementation of problem-solving initiatives, organizational changes to support community policing, and expanded agency capacity for community policing activities. The grant award demonstrates the township's track record of securing federal funding to improve public safety and community well-being, having previously received grants from the COPS Office and FEMA for law enforcement, firefighter safety, and mental health programs.

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.