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 Wright City was awarded a $366,466 Project Grant under the Department of Justice's Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants (CFDA 16.710) program. The grant, which has a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2029, is intended to support the city's law enforcement agency in developing and implementing community policing strategies. The anticipated outcomes of this grant include increased community engagement, analysis and assessment of local public safety issues, organizational changes to support community policing, and enhanced capacity for the agency to carry out community policing activities. The grant will provide funding for activities such as officer training, technology acquisition, and organizational development initiatives focused on improving public safety, building trust between law enforcement and the community, and advancing community-oriented policing approaches.

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.