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 Office of Community Oriented Policing Services awarded the Town of Barrington, Rhode Island $125,000 under the FY25 COPS Hiring Program on October 1, 2025, to hire additional career law enforcement officers and expand community policing capacity. The award funds the hiring or rehiring of officers in support of planned community partnerships, problem-solving projects, personnel and agency management changes aligned with community policing strategy, and increased engagement in community policing activities. Performance runs through September 30, 2030. Work is performed in Barrington, Rhode Island. The COPS Hiring Program (CFDA 16.068) provides five-year funding to state, local, territorial, and tribal law enforcement agencies to increase their community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. Recipients must submit semiannual programmatic performance reports and quarterly federal financial reports, participate in award monitoring activities including site visits and noncompliance reviews, and maintain financial records for three years following award conclusion.

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