The connecticut office of policy and management requests funds for the following projects: 1) criminal information system and records improvement: the services of consultants are being used to improve…

The Connecticut Office of Policy and Management (OPM) received a $1,314,618 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) (CFDA 16.554). The award, effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026, will fund two key projects:

1. Criminal Information System and Records Improvement: OPM will use consultant services to improve access and reporting of adult and juvenile dispositions, as well as mental health submissions, to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). Funds will also implement NICS, NCIC, and III communication platform socket migration to increase the number of protective orders, misdemeanor domestic violence convictions, mental health records, and expungements submitted.

2. Automating Criminal Record Databases: OPM will use contract consultants to synchronize criminal records between the state and the FBI, implement CJIS security policy requirements, and ensure state and national criminal justice information is accessible to authorized entities.

The connecticut office of policy and management requests funds for the following projects: 1) criminal information system and records improvement: the services of consultants are being used to improve the access and reporting of adult and juvenile dispositions and mental health submissions to nics. Funds are requested to implement the nics, ncic, and III communication platform socket migration. The project is anticipated to increase the number of protective orders, misdemeanor convictions for domestic violence, mental health records, and expungements. 2) automating criminal record databases: contract consultants will also be used for synchronizing records between the state and the FBI. Funds will be used to implement and adhere to cjis security policy requirements and to ensure state and national criminal justice information is accessible to authorized entities.