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 U.S. Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Program awarded $125,000 to the Town of Stratham, New Hampshire, on October 1, 2025, under the COPS Hiring Program (CFDA 16.068) to support the hiring of additional career law enforcement officers and expand community policing capacity within the Stratham Police Department. The award funds law enforcement hiring to increase the department's crime prevention efforts and engagement in community partnerships. The grant carries a five-year period of performance through September 30, 2030, with work performed in Stratham, New Hampshire. COPS Hiring Program awards support state and local law enforcement agencies in advancing community policing by providing direct funding for career officer positions, with recipients required to submit semiannual programmatic performance reports and quarterly financial reports, along with a final closeout report.

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