Funder: Community Oriented Policing Services
Due Dates: June 25, 2025 (Grants.gov) | July 1, 2025 (JustGrants)
Funding Amounts: Up to $6,250,000 per award; total program funding approx. $156.7M; ~250 awards expected
Summary: Supports law enforcement agencies in hiring or rehiring career officers to enhance community policing and crime prevention capacity.
Key Information: Cost sharing/matching is required; applications must be submitted via both Grants.gov and JustGrants.
The FY25 COPS Hiring Program (CHP) is a federal grant initiative from the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office), part of the U.S. Department of Justice. The program provides funding to state, local, territorial, and tribal law enforcement agencies to hire or rehire additional career law enforcement officers. The goal is to increase community policing capacity, foster community partnerships, and proactively address public safety issues such as violent and nonviolent crime, as well as fear of crime.
Anticipated outcomes include:
Community policing is defined as a philosophy that supports the systematic use of partnerships and problem-solving techniques to proactively address the immediate conditions that give rise to public safety issues.
Applicants must complete submissions in both systems by their respective deadlines.
Eligible applicants include:
Additional requirements:
For further eligibility details, consult the appendices in the FY25 CHP Application Resource Guide.
Technical support:
| Purpose | Contact Details |
|---|---|
| Programmatic Questions | COPS Office Response Center | 800-421-6770 (Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm ET) |
| Grants.gov Support | support@grants.gov | 800-518-4726 (24/7 except federal holidays) |
| JustGrants Support | JustGrants.Support@usdoj.gov | 833-872-5175 (see hours above) |
| General Info | Contact COPS Office |