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 Breckenridge, Missouri was awarded a $369,777 grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's COPS Hiring Program (CFDA 16.710 - Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants). The grant, which was awarded on October 1, 2024, will fund the hiring and/or rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers to increase the city's community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. The anticipated outcomes of this award include enhanced community partnerships, implementation of projects to analyze and assess problems, changes to personnel and agency management in support of community policing, and increased capacity for the Breckenridge Hills Police Department to engage in community policing activities. This grant is part of the federal government's broader efforts to support state and local law enforcement agencies in developing and implementing community policing strategies through 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.