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 $250,000 Project Grant under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to the Stratford Borough Of in New Jersey. The grant will fund the Borough's efforts to enhance law enforcement capabilities and community policing capacity through comprehensive training, organizational development, and the implementation of innovative crime prevention strategies. Key anticipated outcomes include increased officer engagement in planned community partnerships, analysis of local public safety issues, and expansion of the agency's capacity to execute community policing activities. The award 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.