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's Community Oriented Policing Program awarded $128,910 to Wewoka Public Works Authority on October 1, 2025, under the COPS Hiring Program (CFDA 16.068). The award funds the hiring and rehiring of career law enforcement officers to increase community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts in Wewoka, Oklahoma. The anticipated outcomes 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 the agency to engage in community policing activities. The period of performance runs through September 30, 2030, with work performed in Wewoka, Oklahoma. The recipient is responsible for submitting semiannual programmatic performance reports and quarterly Federal Financial Reports, and must cooperate with Department of Justice monitoring activities including site visits and compliance reviews.

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