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 U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to the Sparks Police Department in Sparks, Nevada. The grant will support the department's efforts to enhance its community policing capacity and crime prevention initiatives over a 5-year period from October 2024 to September 2029. Anticipated outcomes include the department's engagement in planned community partnerships, implementation of projects to analyze and assess problems, changes to personnel and agency management in support of community policing, and increased capacity to carry out community policing activities. The Sparks Police Department has a history of leveraging federal grant funding, including approximately $1 million in recent years, to support technology acquisition, community policing enhancements, and law enforcement capacity building.

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.