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 Municipality of Isabela in Puerto Rico was awarded a $548,420 Project Grant under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants (CFDA 16.710) program by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS). The grant will support the municipality's efforts to enhance its community policing capacity and crime prevention initiatives over a 5-year period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2029. The anticipated outcomes of the CHP award include the municipality'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 of the agency to conduct community policing activities. The grant will enable the Municipality of Isabela to hire and/or rehire additional career law enforcement officers to bolster its community policing efforts and strengthen public safety in the local community.

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.