Under this award, the pennsylvania commission on crime and delinquency requests funds for an overtime project to support the under 21 enhanced review related to firearms background check transactions

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics (CFDA 16.554 - National Criminal History Improvement Program) provides $603,450 to the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) to support overtime costs for the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) to conduct enhanced reviews of firearms background checks for individuals under 21 years old. Specifically, the funding will enable the PICS Operations Section of the PSP to research these background checks and update entries into the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) indices. Based on recent trends, the PSP estimates processing around 842 firearms-related background checks for individuals under 21 and inputting 90 entries into the NICS indices each month over the 2-year award period from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2026.

Due to the passage of the bipartisan safer communities act of 2022, the pennsylvania instant check system (PICS) operations section has expanded its efforts regarding background checks for individuals under the age of 21 attempting to acquire firearms from federal firearms licensees. As part of this ongoing effort, the pennsylvania state police (PSP) is seeking overtime funds for staff within the PICS operations section, whose responsibilities include researching firearm background checks for individuals under 21 and updating entries into the national instant criminal background check system (NICS) indices. Based on the past 10 months of enhanced reviews, the PSP estimates processing around 842 firearms-related background checks for individuals under 21 and inputting 90 entries into the NICS indices each month.