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Check out our How to Apply page for resources such as frequently asked questions, appendices, additional fact sheets, links to webinars, and more.


Award Announcement Update

The Fiscal Year 2023 **COPS Hiring Program (CHP)** Award announcement information is now available! Visit the 2023 CHP Awards for the award announcement and management documents.

*For all COPS Office 2023 Awards information, visit the Grants page.*


CLOSED:


The FY 23 COPS Hiring Program (CHP) closed on **Thursday, May 11, 2023, at 4:59 PM ET**.*


*Please follow us on **Facebook** and **Twitter** and subscribe to the **CP Dispatch**, the COPS Office e-newsletter, to learn
about current news on community policing awards, publications and projects. To receive notifications on funding
opportunities, **subscribe to GovDelivery** email updates.*


CHP Informational Webinar

On April 20, the COPS Office hosted an informational webinar on the COPS Hiring Program (CHP). This webinar provided an overview of the grants and gave interested applicants the an opportunity to learn and ask questions.

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**CHP Webinar Helpful Links:**

JustGrantsCHP Program MailboxJustGrants Service DeskCOPS Office Customer Care CenterDOJ Application Submission Checklist


ABOUT THE CHP PROGRAM

The Fiscal Year 2023 **COPS Hiring Program (CHP)** is a competitive award program designed to provide funding directly 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 the CHP program 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.


**Who is Eligible?**

**Local Law Enforcement Agencies**

**State Law Enforcement Agencies**

**Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies**

**Territorial Law Enforcement Agencies**

**Funding**

There is **$224.5 million** in funding available through FY 2023 CHP. Each award will support up to 75 percent of an officer or deputy entry-level salaries and fringe benefits for three years within a five-year period of performance to accommodate time needed for recruitment and hiring.

There is a minimum 25 percent local cash match (cost share) requirement, unless a waiver is approved. The maximum federal share per officer position is $125,000 over the three-year period, (not $125,00 per year) unless a local match waiver is approved. Any additional costs for higher than entry-level salaries and fringe benefits will be the responsibility of the recipient agency.

**Solicitation Documents**

**CHP Solicitation**
	**CHP Frequently Asked Questions**
	**FY23 CHP Fact Sheet**
	**SRO MOU Fact Sheet**
	**SRO Guiding Principles**
	**SRO Guiding Principles Flyer**
	**FY23 Application Resource Guide**

Need more information on how to apply to any of our programs?

***For additional assistance we encourage you to visit the How to Apply page, which includes frequently asked questions, appendices, additional fact sheets, links to webinars, and other resources.***

The COPS Office is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and build trust between law enforcement and the community.

Please follow us on Facebook and **Twitter** and subscribe to the **CP Dispatch**, the COPS Office e-newsletter, to learn about current news on awards and projects.


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