Federal Grant Award Summary

The Town of Hanover received a $125,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) under the COPS Hiring Program (CFDA 16.068), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2030. This five-year award funds the hiring and/or rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers to expand the Town's community policing capacity and enhance crime prevention efforts.

The funded initiative supports the implementation of planned community partnerships, problem analysis and assessment projects, and organizational management changes designed to strengthen community policing operations. These investments are intended to increase the agency's capacity to engage in sustained community policing activities and measurable crime prevention strategies. As a recipient of COPS Hiring Program funding, the Town of Hanover is required to submit semiannual programmatic performance reports and quarterly Federal Financial Reports (SF-425), participate in award monitoring activities, and maintain compliance with all programmatic and financial requirements through the award period.