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 County of Asotin, Washington, $250,000 on October 1, 2025, under the FY25 COPS Hiring Program (CFDA 16.068) to hire and rehire career law enforcement officers and expand community policing capacity. The award runs through September 30, 2030, with performance in Asotin, Washington. The recipient will engage in planned community partnerships, implement projects to analyze and assess problems, make changes to personnel and agency management in support of community policing, and increase agency capacity for community policing activities. The COPS Hiring Program supports state, local, territorial, and tribal law enforcement agencies nationwide in advancing community policing practice to reduce crime and improve public safety. Recipients 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. Extensions beyond the five-year award 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