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 $125,000 to the City of Mills on October 1, 2025, under the FY25 COPS Hiring Program (CFDA 16.068) to hire and rehire career law enforcement officers and advance community policing capacity within the city. The award extends through September 30, 2030, with work performed in Mills, Wyoming. The COPS Hiring Program provides five-year funding to state, local, territorial, and tribal law enforcement agencies to increase their community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. Anticipated outcomes 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 agency capacity to engage in community policing activities. The recipient is responsible for submitting semiannual programmatic performance reports and quarterly Federal Financial Reports, as well as a final closeout report upon conclusion of the award.

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