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 County of Coos $125,000 on October 1, 2025, under the COPS Hiring Program (Assistance Listing 16.068) to support law enforcement hiring and community policing capacity expansion. County of Coos, doing business as Coos County Nursing Hospital, will use the funding to hire and/or rehire career law enforcement officers to increase community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts in West Stewartstown, New Hampshire. The award runs through September 30, 2030, with an initial five-year performance period and potential extension of up to 12 additional months upon approval. The COPS Hiring Program supports state, local, territorial, and tribal law enforcement agencies nationwide in reducing crime and advancing public safety through community policing. 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 must submit programmatic performance reports on a semiannual basis and Federal Financial Reports on a quarterly basis, and must participate in award monitoring activities including site visits and compliance reviews conducted by the COPS Office, Office of the Inspector General, or other entities designated by the COPS Office.

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