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 Rochester Borough Of $425,858 on October 1, 2025, under the COPS Hiring Program (CFDA 16.068) to hire and rehire career law enforcement officers and expand community policing capacity in Rochester, Pennsylvania.

The recipient will use funding to increase community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts through officer hiring and personnel or agency management changes that support community policing strategy. The program anticipates outcomes including engagement in planned community partnerships, implementation of projects to analyze and assess problems, and expanded agency capacity for community policing activities.

The award period runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2030, with potential extensions of up to twelve additional months considered on a case-by-case basis. Rochester Borough is responsible for semiannual programmatic performance reports and quarterly Federal Financial Reports, final closeout reporting, and participation in DOJ monitoring activities including site visits and compliance reviews. Financial records 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