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 Services awarded the City of Chicago $6.25 million on October 1, 2025, under the COPS Hiring Program (Assistance Listing 16.068) to hire and rehire career law enforcement officers and expand community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts in Chicago, Illinois.

The award funds the hiring of additional sworn law enforcement personnel to increase the agency's community policing capacity and support crime prevention initiatives. The City of Chicago will implement planned community partnerships, undertake projects to analyze and assess public safety problems, and implement changes to personnel and agency management in support of community policing strategy.

The five-year period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2030, with performance taking place in Chicago, Illinois. Recipients under the COPS Hiring Program must submit semiannual programmatic performance reports and quarterly Federal Financial Reports, participate in DOJ monitoring activities including site visits and compliance reviews, and retain financial records for three years following award conclusion. The COPS Office may grant up to 12 additional months of extension on a case-by-case basis when approved by the program director.

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