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 Government of the Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) was awarded a $3,967,740 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants (CFDA 16.710) program. The grant, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2029, will enable VIPD to hire and/or rehire additional career law enforcement officers in an effort to increase their community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts across the U.S. Virgin Islands. Key anticipated outcomes include enhanced community partnerships, implementation of problem-solving projects, personnel and organizational changes to support community policing, and increased capacity for community policing activities.

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.