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 Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) awarded a $184,406 Project Grant under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to the Naranjito Municipality of Puerto Rico. The grant funding supports the municipality's efforts to hire and/or rehire additional career law enforcement officers to increase their community policing capacity and crime prevention activities. Key anticipated outcomes of this award include enhanced community partnerships, implementation of projects to analyze and assess problems, organizational changes to support community policing, and increased agency engagement in community policing initiatives. This federal grant aligns with the COPS Office's mission to assist state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies in advancing public safety through the implementation of community policing strategies.

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.