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 $375,000 to the City of South Miami under the FY25 COPS Hiring Program (CFDA 16.068) on October 1, 2025. The funding supports the hiring and rehiring of law enforcement officers to increase the agency's community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts, with anticipated outcomes including 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 to engage in community policing activities. Performance occurs in South Miami, Florida, with a period of performance running through September 30, 2030. COPS Hiring Grants are made for five years, with extensions considered on a case-by-case basis for up to twelve additional months. The recipient is responsible for submitting semiannual programmatic performance reports and quarterly federal financial reports, and all award recipients must participate in DOJ monitoring activities including site visits, enhanced office-based reviews, and periodic surveys to ensure compliance with nonsupplanting and programmatic and financial requirements.

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