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 Community Oriented Policing Program awarded the City of Longview $250,000 on October 1, 2025, under the COPS Hiring Program (CFDA 16.068) to support the hiring of career law enforcement officers and increase community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts.

The award runs through September 30, 2030, with performance based in Longview, Texas. The COPS Hiring Program provides funding to law enforcement agencies for hiring and rehiring additional officers in support of 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 supporting community policing, and increased agency capacity to engage in community policing activities. Recipients are responsible for semiannual programmatic performance reports and quarterly Federal Financial Reports, and must cooperate with DOJ monitoring activities including site visits and compliance reviews. Award extensions beyond the five-year base period are considered on a case-by-case basis for up to twelve additional months.

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