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 $625,000 to the City of Highland on October 1, 2025, under the COPS Hiring Program (CFDA 16.068) to hire and rehire law enforcement officers and expand community policing capacity through September 30, 2030.

The City of Highland will use the funding to increase its community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts through hiring additional career law enforcement officers. The award supports planned community partnerships, implementation of projects to analyze and assess public safety problems, and changes to personnel and agency management in support of community policing.

Performance and financial reporting obligations require semiannual Programmatic Performance Reports, quarterly SF-425 Federal Financial Reports, and a final Closeout Report. The recipient must participate in award monitoring activities conducted by the COPS Office, the Office of the Inspector General, or other designated entities, including site visits and enhanced office-based reviews to verify compliance with nonsupplanting requirements and programmatic and financial conditions. Financial records and supporting documentation must be retained 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