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 federal Project Grant award of $125,000.00 was made on October 1, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants (CFDA 16.710) program. The grant funding will support the Town of Shoshoni, Wyoming, a local government entity, in developing and implementing community policing strategies to enhance public safety and build trust between law enforcement and the community. Anticipated outcomes include increased community engagement, implementation of projects to analyze and assess problems, changes to personnel and agency management in support of community policing, and enhanced capacity for the agency to engage in community policing activities. This award is part of the COPS Hiring Program, which provides funding to law enforcement agencies to hire and/or rehire additional career law enforcement officers to increase their community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts.

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.