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 the City of Cape Coral Police Department $625,000 on October 1, 2025, under the COPS Hiring Program (CFDA 16.068) to hire and rehire career law enforcement officers and expand the department's community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. The five-year award runs through September 30, 2030, with performance in Cape Coral, Florida. The COPS Hiring Program funds state, local, territorial, and tribal law enforcement agencies nationwide to increase community policing capacity through direct officer hiring support. Award 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 following award conclusion. Extensions beyond the five-year term may be granted on a case-by-case basis for up to 12 additional months upon director approval.

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