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• Department of Justice Announces “Vets to Cops” Hiring Grants (9/27/2012)
• Department of Justice Announces “Vets to Cops” Hiring Grants (6/28/2012)
• FY2012 COPS Hiring Program (CHP) Award List
• Updated FY2012 COPS Hiring Program (CHP) Award List- 9/27/2012
• COPS Hiring Program (CHP) Award Selection Methodology
• Post-Award Fact Sheet for 2012 CHP
• 2012 COPS Hiring Program (CHP) Applicant Rankings
• 2012 COPS Hiring Program Announcement by State
• COPS Hiring Program Veteran Resources
• Quick Facts about the COPS Hiring Program

The COPS Office is pleased to have announced the award of 221 FY 2012 COPS Hiring Program (CHP) grants for approximately $111 million on June 25th, 2012. In addition to these grants, nearly $3.6 million in funding awards were announced on September 27th, 2012 to 12 law enforcement agencies. CHP grants are designed to advance public safety through community policing by addressing the full-time sworn officer needs of state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies nationwide. CHP provides funds directly to law enforcement agencies to hire new and/or rehire career law enforcement officers, and to increase their community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts.

More than 15 years after the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 was signed into law, the COPS Office continues to support the efforts of law enforcement agencies across the country as they develop creative and innovative ways to deal with long-standing community problems and public safety issues.

CHP is one of several hiring programs developed by the COPS Office since its inception to support law enforcement. This is particularly important as state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies embrace the challenges of keeping communities safe while maintaining sufficient sworn personnel levels.

2012 CHP grants provide 75 percent of the approved entry-level salaries and fringe benefits of each newly hired and/or rehired full-time officer, up to $125,000 per officer position, over the three year (36 month) grant period. CHP grants may be used on or after the official grant award start date to: (1) hire new officers (including filling existing officer vacancies that are no longer funded in an agency’s budget); (2) rehire officers already laid off by any jurisdiction as a result of state, local, or Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) budget reductions unrelated to the receipt of grant funding; and/or (3) rehire officers scheduled to be laid off by the grantee’s jurisdiction on a specific future date as a result of state, local, or BIA budget reductions unrelated to the receipt of grant funding.

For any new hire positions awarded, grantees are required to hire a new police officer who is a military veteran that has served after 9/11 for a period of no less than 180 days and has been honorably discharged. To access specific resources to recruit and hire military veterans, please visit our Vets to Cops page.

Grant Owner’s Manual

Accepting Your Grant Award FAQs

FAQs about the Grant Payment System (GPRS)

SF-425 Fact Sheet- Online Filing of FFR (SF-425) Quarterly Federal Reports

FAQs about the Federal Financial Report (SF-425)

Helpful Hints Guide for Completing the Federal Financial Report (SF-425)

Federal Civil Rights Statutes and Regulations Memorandum

Change of Information Form

Publication Request Form

2012 Community Policing Self-Assessment Tool (CP-SAT)

The COPS Office is committed to supporting military veterans as they seek to transition into careers as law enforcement officers.  Law enforcement agencies can access a list of resources that will assist in their recruitment efforts and address the concerns of military veterans. Read more..

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