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 Town of Haw River was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, will support the town's efforts to enhance its community policing capacity and crime prevention activities. Anticipated outcomes include increased community partnerships, implementation of projects to analyze and assess problems, changes to personnel and agency management to support community policing, and greater engagement in community policing initiatives. This federal grant award demonstrates the town's focus on improving public safety infrastructure, emergency response capabilities, and community-oriented law enforcement strategies through targeted funding programs.

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.