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's Community Oriented Policing Program awarded $6.25 million to the City of Dallas on October 1, 2025, under the COPS Hiring Program (CFDA 16.068) to hire and rehire additional career law enforcement officers and increase the agency's community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. The award funds recruitment and retention of patrol officers through September 30, 2030, with performance occurring in Dallas, Texas. The COPS Hiring Program supports state, local, territorial, and tribal law enforcement agencies nationwide in reducing crime and advancing public safety through community policing. Recipients must submit semiannual programmatic performance reports and quarterly Federal Financial Reports, participate in award monitoring activities by the COPS Office and Office of the Inspector General, and maintain financial records for three years following award conclusion. COPS Hiring Grants are structured for five-year periods, with extensions considered on a case-by-case basis for up to twelve additional months if approved by the COPS Office 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