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…

This $6,250,000 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710), will support the City of Albuquerque's Albuquerque Police Department (APD) in developing and implementing community policing strategies. The grant funding will be used to enhance public safety through comprehensive training, technology acquisition, and organizational development initiatives. Specifically, the grant will enable the APD to provide crisis intervention training, de-escalation techniques, virtual reality simulation training, and mental health support for law enforcement personnel. Additionally, the funding will facilitate collaborative partnerships between the APD and community stakeholders to improve officer-community relations and promote proactive problem-solving approaches to address local public safety challenges. The grant has a performance period of 5 years, from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2029.

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.