The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is seeking applications for its National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) Supplemental Funding under the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.
Donor Name: Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/06/2024
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
With this solicitation, BJS seeks to reduce violent crime and address gun violence by improving the accuracy, utility, and interstate accessibility of criminal history and related records in support of national record systems and their use for name- and fingerprint-based criminal history record background checks.
Areas of Focus
- Improving access and reporting of adult and juvenile dispositions and mental health submissions to NICS
- Supporting participation in the III and the National Fingerprint File (NFF), including adoption and implementation of the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact (Compact)
Objectives
The objectives of this program are to—
- ensure records of arrests are fingerprint-supported, linked to case outcomes, and accessible through the state record repository and FBI record systems.
- ensure that accurate records are available for use by law enforcement, prosecutors, courts and to protect public safety and national security.
- automate and electronically transmit records, including relevant juvenile records permitted under state or tribal law, to state and national systems
Funding Information
- Anticipated Total Amount To Be Awarded Under This Solicitation: $40,000,000
- Period of Performance Duration (Months): 12 to 24
Eligibility Criteria
- State governments – Agencies designated by the governor of their respective state to administer NCHIP
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Courts – The state central administrative office or similar entity designated by statute or regulation to administer federal grant funds on behalf of the jurisdiction’s court system
For the purposes of this notice of funding opportunity, “state” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Island
For more information visit Grants.gov.
