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 Carter County Courthouse, Van Buren, Missouri, $205,551 under the COPS Hiring Program (16.068) on October 1, 2025. The program funds the hiring of career law enforcement officers to increase community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. Carter County Courthouse will support planned community partnerships, implement projects to analyze and assess public safety problems, and implement changes to personnel and agency management in support of community policing. The award period runs through September 30, 2030, with performance occurring in Van Buren, Missouri. Recipients must submit semiannual programmatic performance reports and quarterly Federal Financial Reports, participate in DOJ monitoring activities including site visits and compliance reviews, and retain financial records for three years after 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