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 DeKalb was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant on October 1, 2024 under the U.S. Department of Justice's Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). This funding will support the city's efforts to enhance its community policing capacity and crime prevention initiatives over a 5-year period ending on September 30, 2029. Anticipated outcomes of the grant include the city 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 carry out community policing activities. The grant aims to help the City of DeKalb develop and implement innovative community policing strategies through comprehensive training, technology acquisition, and organizational development.

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.