The FY25 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…

The Community Oriented Policing Program awarded County of Rutherford $750,000 on October 1, 2025, under the COPS Hiring Program (CFDA 16.068) to hire and rehire law enforcement officers and implement community policing strategies in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

The award funds the expansion of Rutherford County's community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts through officer hiring and redeployment. Planned outcomes include engagement in community partnerships, implementation of projects to analyze and assess policing problems, changes to personnel and agency management supporting community policing, and increased agency capacity for community policing activities.

County of Rutherford is a local government entity headquartered in Murfreesboro. The award carries a five-year performance period extending through September 30, 2030. Work is performed in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

The FY25 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