Deadline: 24-Feb-23
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) seeks applications for funding for the fiscal years (FYs) 2022 and 2023 National Criminal History Improvement Program Supplemental Funding (NCHIP-SF).
This program furthers the DOJ’s mission 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.
Goals
- This funding will assist state record repositories, state courts, and tribes with finding ways to make a greater share of eligible records available to NICS, including records in NCIC, criminal history record information available through the Interstate Identification Index (III), and records in the NICS Indices. Therefore, through the funded activities, BJS expects that more records (including improved quality, completeness, and timeliness) will become available in these systems.
Objectives
- Ensure records of arrests are fingerprint-supported, linked to case outcomes, and accessible through the state record repository and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (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.
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Permit states to identify—
- Ineligible firearm purchasers
- Persons ineligible to hold positions involving children, the elderly, or the disabled
- Persons subject to protection orders or wanted, arrested, or convicted of stalking and/or domestic violence
- Persons ineligible to be employed or hold licenses for specified positions
- Persons potentially presenting threats to public safety
Funding Information
- Anticipated Total Amount to be Awarded Under Solicitation $80,000,000.00
- Period of Performance Duration (Months) 24
Deliverables
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Improving Access and Reporting of Adult and Juvenile Dispositions and Mental Health Submissions to NICS
- Updating and automating case outcomes from courts and prosecutors in state or tribal records and the FBI’s Criminal History File.
- Improving access to information (including juvenile record information or unless prohibited under state or tribal law) concerning persons prohibited from possessing or receiving a firearm for mental health reasons and transmitting relevant records to NICS.
- Supporting efforts to seal and expunge criminal history information in accordance with state or tribal laws and policies.
- Supporting participation in the III and the National Fingerprint File (NFF), including adoption and implementation of the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact
Eligibility Criteria
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- State governments
- Others
- 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.
- An applicant entity may submit more than one application, if each application proposes a different project in response to the solicitation.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=344542