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 $1,500,000 Project Grant awarded on October 1, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) will support the Colerain Township Police Department in Groesbeck, OH. The grant funding will enable the department to hire and/or rehire additional career law enforcement officers to increase their community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. Anticipated outcomes include enhanced community partnerships, implementation of projects to analyze and assess public safety issues, organizational changes to support community policing, and increased agency engagement in community policing activities. Additionally, Colerain Township has received sub-grants from the Ohio Department of Public Safety for traffic safety and enforcement initiatives, underscoring the municipality's broader commitment to public safety.

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.