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 Bridgeton $4,071,620 under the COPS Hiring Program (CFDA 16.068) on October 1, 2025. The funding supports the hiring and rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers to increase the city's community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. Planned outcomes include engagement in community partnerships, implementation of projects to analyze and assess problems, and implementation of changes to personnel and agency management in support of community policing. The award covers five years of performance, extending through September 30, 2030, with work performed in Bridgeton, New Jersey.

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