Under this award, the missouri office of state court administrator (OSCA) requests funds for the following projects: project 1: show-me courts enhancement funding to support contracted staff to…

The Missouri Office of State Court Administrator (OSCA) received a $2,182,600 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP, CFDA 16.554). The funding will support the following key projects:

1. Enhancement of the Show-Me Courts statewide case management system to develop electronic criminal history processing capabilities in collaboration with the Missouri State Highway Patrol and Office of Prosecutor Services.

2. Analysis, design, and development of probate case management functionality, including mental health cases, for the Show-Me Courts system.

3. Provision of contracted staff to research the state case management system and complete background checks in a timely and accurate manner to support the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS).

4. Enhancement of the Missouri Juvenile Justice Information System (MOJJIS) data sharing system through assessment and recommendations by a contracted analyst.

The 2-year Cooperative Agreement period runs from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2025. The funding will enable the OSCA to upgrade technology, improve court case processing, and enhance data sharing capabilities across Missouri's justice system.

Under this award, the missouri office of state court administrator (OSCA) requests funds for the following projects: project 1: show-me courts enhancement funding to support contracted staff to develop the portions of the new case management system for the circuit level criminal case processing. The project will collaborate with OSCA, missouri state highway patrol (MSHP) and missouri office of prosecutor services (MOPS) to ensure successful development of the electronic criminal history process. Project 2: case management tools/enhancements funding to support contracted staff to analyze, design and develop probate functionality, including mental health cases, to the show-me courts case management system. Project 3: conduct background checks funding to support contracted staff to complete the requested background checks timely and accurately by researching the state case management system. Project 4: analyst for mojjis system funding to support contracted staff to enhance the missouri juvenile justice information system data sharing system through assessment and recommendation. OSCA created an email address/inbox for nics to submit their request. OSCA's court program section and legal counsel are reviewing requests and provide responses; however, they average 18 requests per day, seven days a week. IT takes an experienced OSCA employee who has great knowledge of juvenile case processing and the case management systems approximately 5-10 minutes to conduct the nics search. At an average of 10 minutes per search, OSCA seeks funding to hire a contractor to conduct these nics checks for approximately 21 hours per week to keep up and respond in a timely manner.