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 Office of Community Oriented Policing Program awarded the City of Rockport, operating as the Rockport City Police Department, $500,000 under the FY25 COPS Hiring Program (CFDA 16.068) on October 1, 2025. The award funds the hiring and retention of additional career law enforcement officers to increase community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts in Rockport, Texas through September 30, 2030. The COPS Hiring Program supports law enforcement agencies in implementing community policing strategies, engaging in community partnerships, analyzing and assessing public safety problems, and strengthening agency management practices. Recipients must submit semiannual programmatic performance reports and quarterly federal financial reports, and must participate in DOJ monitoring activities including site visits and compliance reviews. Award extensions beyond the five-year period are considered on a case-by-case basis for up to 12 additional months.

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