The Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Program awarded $125,000 to the City of Bedford Heights under the FY25 COPS Hiring Program (CFDA 16.068) on October 1, 2025. The funding supports the hiring and rehiring of career law enforcement officers to increase the city'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 capacity for community policing activities. The award period runs through September 30, 2030, with performance in Bedford, Ohio. The recipient must submit semiannual programmatic performance reports and quarterly financial reports, and will participate in COPS Office award monitoring activities including site visits and compliance reviews.