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 Federal Way received a $500,000 Project Grant award under the U.S. Department of Justice's Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) on October 1, 2024. The grant will support the city's efforts to enhance law enforcement capacity and community policing strategies over a five-year period ending on September 30, 2029. Key anticipated outcomes include increased community engagement, implementation of problem-solving initiatives, and organizational changes to support community policing activities. The award is part of the Department of Justice's COPS Hiring Program, which provides funding to law enforcement agencies to hire and/or rehire additional officers to expand their community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts.

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.