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 Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Program awarded the Town of Hanover, New Hampshire $125,000 on October 1, 2025, under the COPS Hiring Program (CFDA 16.068) to hire additional career law enforcement officers and expand community policing capacity. The award supports the Town's efforts to increase community policing capacity and crime prevention through planned community partnerships and implementation of personnel and agency management changes in support of community policing. The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2030, with place of performance in Hanover, NH. The award is structured as a five-year grant; extensions beyond the base award period may be considered on a case-by-case basis for up to 12 additional months. The Town is responsible for submitting semiannual Programmatic Performance Reports and quarterly SF-425 Federal Financial Reports, along with a final Closeout Report upon conclusion of the award, and must participate in DOJ award monitoring activities including site visits, office-based reviews, and compliance assessments.

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