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 Services awarded $162,563 to Akiachak Native Community on October 1, 2025, under the FY25 COPS Hiring Program (CFDA 16.068) to hire and rehire career law enforcement officers and expand community policing capacity.

Akiachak Native Community, a federally recognized tribal government in Akiachak, Alaska, will use the funding to increase law enforcement staffing in support of community policing and crime prevention efforts. The award period runs five years, from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2030. Performance occurs in Akiachak, Alaska. The recipient anticipates engaging in planned community partnerships, implementing projects to analyze community problems, and implementing changes to personnel and agency management to support community policing operations.

The COPS Hiring Program provides direct support to state, local, territorial, and tribal law enforcement agencies nationwide to advance community policing practice and reduce crime. Recipients must submit semiannual programmatic performance reports and quarterly Federal Financial Reports, participate in COPS Office monitoring activities including site visits and reviews, and retain financial records for three years following award conclusion.

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