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 Eufaula was awarded a $162,985 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The grant funding will enable the city to hire and/or rehire additional law enforcement officers to increase the community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts of the local police department. The anticipated outcomes of this award include the city's engagement in planned community partnerships, implementation of projects to analyze and assess public safety issues, changes to personnel and agency management in support of community policing, and an overall increase in the department's capacity to conduct community policing activities. This federal grant award is part of the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program, which aims to enhance public safety through collaborative partnerships between law enforcement and the communities they serve.

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.