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 Bladensburg received a $625,000 Project Grant award on October 1, 2024 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program (CFDA 16.710). This grant funding supports the town's efforts to hire and/or rehire additional career law enforcement officers in order to increase their community policing capacity and crime prevention initiatives. The anticipated outcomes include greater engagement in planned community partnerships, implementation of projects to analyze and assess problems, changes to personnel and agency management in support of community policing, and increased capacity of the agency to conduct community policing activities.

Additionally, the Town of Bladensburg has received several sub-awards, including a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) from Prince George's County and the Executive Office of Maryland for street and paving repairs, as well as a Violent Crime Reduction through Technology Initiatives program award to enhance community safety through technology solutions. These supplementary grants demonstrate the town's strategic approach to leveraging federal funding for infrastructure improvements, public safety enhancements, and overall community 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.