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…

This federal Project Grant award of $366,788 was provided by the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The grant funding will support the City of Greenwood, MO in developing and implementing community policing strategies to enhance public safety and build trust between law enforcement and the community. Key anticipated outcomes include engaging in planned community partnerships, analyzing and assessing problems, implementing changes to personnel and agency management, and increasing the city's capacity to conduct community policing activities. 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.