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 Community Oriented Policing Program awarded County of Otero $570,972 on October 1, 2025, under the COPS Hiring Program (CFDA 16.068) to hire and rehire additional career law enforcement officers in Alamogordo, New Mexico.

The award funds expansion of the county's law enforcement capacity to support community policing and crime prevention efforts. County of Otero will engage in planned community partnerships, implement projects to analyze and assess problems, implement changes to personnel and agency management supporting community policing, and increase the agency's capacity to conduct community policing activities.

The performance period runs through September 30, 2030. As a five-year COPS Hiring Grant, the award may be extended for up to 12 additional months upon approval by the COPS Office Director. County of Otero must submit semiannual programmatic performance reports and quarterly federal financial reports, and participate in COPS Office award monitoring including site visits, office-based reviews, and compliance assessments. Financial records and supporting documents must be retained for three years following award conclusion.

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