Block Grant U26IHS300004

The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) received a $986,398 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics under the NICS Act Record Improvement Program (NARIP) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. The goal of the NARIP program is to improve the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) by providing assistance to states to enhance the completeness, automation, and...

The National Park Service (NPS) awarded a $158,380 Cooperative Agreement to Building Bridges Across The River, Inc. (THEARC) on May 1, 2024 under the NPS Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education program (CFDA 15.954). This program supports a broad range of projects that further the NPS mission in natural and cultural resource conservation, protection, and environmental sustainability. The Cooperative Agreement with THEARC, a non-profit community development corporation, will fund...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics awarded a $150,000 cooperative agreement to the Delaware State Police under the NICS Act Record Improvement Program (CFDA 16.813) for the period of January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022. The award, titled DELAWARE FY 2021 NARIP, will fund efforts to ensure mental health, domestic violence and expungement related records residing in the Delaware Criminal Justice database are accurate and compliant. A subaward of...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics has awarded a $3,664,255 Cooperative Agreement to the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) under the NICS Act Record Improvement Program (CFDA 16.813). The award will fund the development of a secure data quality management portal to perform the following key tasks: Monitor data quality, identify root causes of data issues, and collaborate with partner agencies like the New York State Office of Mental Health and...

This $309,979.66 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (CFDA 15.945 - Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System) aims to model salt marsh migration in 9 National Park Service coastal areas in the Northeast U.S. using high-resolution elevation data, land cover mapping, and analysis of anthropogenic constraints. The project will validate the migration models using field survey data and high-resolution imagery. The University of Rhode...

The North Carolina Department of Adult Correction (NCDAC) was awarded a $524,874 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.828 - Swift, Certain, and Fair Supervision Program) to implement the North Carolina Trauma-Informed Engagement and Supervision (NC TIES) project. The project aims to enhance the capacity of 240 probation/parole officers (PPOs) supervising specialty caseloads, including individuals involved in security risk groups, domestic...

The Quinault Indian Nation (Nation) received a $688,141 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics under the NICS Act Record Improvement Program (NARIP), CFDA 16.813. The 24-month project will allow the Nation to continue operations and staffing to screen court records and report qualifying convictions and protection orders to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) database. This work aligns with NARIP's goal of making...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics awarded a $2,602,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) under the NICS Act Record Improvement Program (NARIP, CFDA 16.813). The funding will support two primary projects: The Historical Disposition/Missing Arrest Project, which will enable FDLE to receive missing arrest data from local law enforcement agencies and the FBI, digitize microfilm records, and contract with consultants to analyze and...

The North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation will use a $200,000 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service to renovate Mayer Park in Greensboro, North Carolina. Funding comes from the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916), which provides assistance for projects included in Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plans. Renovations will include refurbishing two existing Land and Water Conservation Fund...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics has awarded a $2,413,463 Cooperative Agreement to the Nevada Department of Public Safety's Office of Criminal Justice Assistance under the NICS Act Record Improvement Program (CFDA 16.813). The grant funding will be used to continue a contract with a vendor who specializes in researching and entering arrest and disposition information into the Nevada Computerized Criminal History system and the FBI's Interstate Identification Index....