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 Haileyville received a $105,438 Project Grant award on October 1, 2024 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The grant will fund the hiring and/or rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers to increase the city's community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. Key anticipated outcomes of the award include 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 for the agency to conduct community policing activities. This federal grant aligns with the COPS Office's mission to assist state, local, and tribal law enforcement in enhancing effectiveness and building the capacity to advance public safety through the implementation of community policing strategies.

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.