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 Covington was awarded a $375,000 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. The grant will be used by the Covington Police Department to enhance community policing strategies and crime prevention efforts. Anticipated outcomes include increased 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 enhanced capacity of the agency to engage in community policing activities. The grant has a performance period from October 1, 2024 to 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.