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 County of Zavala $250,000 on October 1, 2025, under the FY25 COPS Hiring Program (CFDA 16.068) to hire and rehire career law enforcement officers and increase community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts in Crystal City, Texas.

The award funds the expansion of Zavala County's law enforcement workforce through new hires and rehires of career officers. Anticipated outcomes 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 to engage in community policing activities.

The period of performance runs through September 30, 2030. County of Zavala, operating as the Zavala County Water District, serves as the recipient and will perform work in Crystal City, Texas. The assistance type is a Project Grant. Recipients are required to submit programmatic performance reports semiannually and Federal Financial Reports quarterly, along with a final closeout report. The COPS Office conducts monitoring through site visits, office-based reviews, and periodic surveys to ensure compliance with nonsupplanting requirements and programmatic and financial obligations.

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