FY21 missouri state highway patrol - support for nchip program

The Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) received a $943,320 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics on October 1, 2021 to support the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP). The goal of the NCHIP program is to ensure the quality and completeness of criminal history record systems by providing financial and technical assistance to states for establishing or improving computerized criminal history record systems.

Under this award, MSHP will support Missouri's criminal history record system through September 30, 2023. A subaward of $123,000 was provided to the Missouri Office of State Courts Administrator (OSCA) to contract for work on their statewide Show-Me-Court case management system. This will help improve criminal history records by integrating court case data into the state system. The award and subaward will enhance Missouri's criminal records infrastructure through targeted technology upgrades.