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 Baraga County $201,844 under the COPS Hiring Program (CFDA 16.068) on October 1, 2025. The award funds the hiring and rehiring of career law enforcement officers to increase the recipient's community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. 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 agency capacity to engage in community policing activities. Performance occurs in L'Anse, Michigan. The period of performance runs October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2030. Baraga County will submit programmatic performance reports semiannually and federal financial reports quarterly, and must participate in award monitoring activities by the COPS Office, the Office of the Inspector General, or other designated entities.

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