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 Opa-locka was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant on October 1, 2024 under the U.S. Department of Justice's CFDA 16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program. This funding supports the city's efforts to enhance community policing capabilities and crime prevention through activities such as 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 city's capacity to participate in community policing initiatives. The anticipated outcomes of this award include enhanced engagement with the community, implementation of data-driven problem-solving approaches, and increased ability of the law enforcement agency to collaborate with local stakeholders on public safety 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.