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 Village of Palmyra was awarded a $125,000 Project Grant from 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). The grant, which spans from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2029, aims to enhance the village's community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts through strategic initiatives such as developing community partnerships, implementing projects to analyze and assess problems, making changes to personnel and agency management in support of community policing, and increasing the capacity of the agency to engage in community policing activities. In addition to this COPS Office grant, the Village of Palmyra has also received multiple Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) sub-awards from the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, which support law enforcement capacity building, crime analysis, and community-oriented public safety strategies.

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.