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 Belleville Township of $125,000 on October 1, 2025, under the COPS Hiring Program (CFDA 16.068) to hire and rehire career law enforcement officers and increase the agency's community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. The award supports engagement in planned community partnerships, implementation of projects to analyze and assess problems, and implementation of changes to personnel and agency management in support of community policing. Place of performance is Belleville, New Jersey. The five-year period of performance runs through September 30, 2030, with extensions available on a case-by-case basis for up to 12 additional months upon Director approval. Belleville Township must submit semiannual programmatic performance reports and quarterly federal financial reports, and participate in DOJ monitoring activities including site visits, office-based reviews, and compliance assessments. Financial records and supporting documents must be retained for three years following the conclusion of the award.

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