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 Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) awarded a $375,000 Project Grant under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710) to the Township of Wilkes-Barre, PA. The grant, which has an award date of October 1, 2024 and an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2029, will support the township's efforts to enhance community policing capacity and crime prevention through activities such as planned community partnerships, problem analysis and assessment, personnel and agency management changes, and increased engagement in community policing initiatives. The COPS Hiring Program (CHP) grant aims to enable the township to hire and/or rehire additional career law enforcement officers to bolster its community policing 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.