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 $1,056,218 Project Grant award under the Department of Justice's Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) was provided to the Municipio De TOA Baja, a local government entity in Puerto Rico. The grant funding will support the municipality's efforts to enhance community policing capacity and crime prevention through comprehensive training, technology acquisition, and organizational development initiatives. Anticipated outcomes include strengthening community partnerships, implementing problem-solving projects, and increasing the agency's ability to engage in community policing activities. The 5-year grant period runs from October 1, 2024 through 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.