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 $1.25 million to the City of Lansing under the COPS Hiring Program (CFDA 16.068) on October 1, 2025, to expand community policing capacity through the hiring of career law enforcement officers and implementation of planned community partnerships, with performance through September 30, 2030, in Lansing, Michigan. The COPS Hiring Program provides funding to law enforcement agencies to hire and rehire additional officers in support of community policing and crime prevention, with anticipated outcomes including engagement in community partnerships, implementation of problem-analysis and assessment projects, changes to personnel and agency management aligned with community policing, and increased agency capacity for community policing activities. The five-year performance period may be extended on a case-by-case basis for up to twelve 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