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 Umatilla Police Department was awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program (CFDA 16.710 - Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants). The grant funding will support the department's efforts to increase its community policing capacity and crime prevention activities. Key anticipated outcomes include 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 department's capacity to participate in community policing initiatives. The grant has a performance period 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.