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 $112,500 to the Town of Borden, Indiana on October 1, 2025, under the COPS Hiring Program (CFDA 16.068) to hire additional career law enforcement officers and increase community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. The award runs through September 30, 2030, with place of performance in Borden, Indiana. The recipient will engage in planned community partnerships, implement projects to analyze and assess problems, and implement changes to personnel and agency management in support of community policing. The COPS Hiring Program provides direct support to state, local, territorial, and tribal law enforcement agencies nationwide to reduce crime and advance public safety through community policing.

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