The new york state division of criminal justice services (DCJS) plans to subgrant funds to the new york state department of health/health research incorporated to develop a secure data quality…

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics (CFDA 16.813 - NICS Act Record Improvement Program) provides $3,664,255.00 to the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) to develop a secure data quality management portal. The portal will be used to: 1) monitor data quality and resolve issues for data reported to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS); 2) enhance the NICS reporting platform to collect, update, and store NICS data from hospitals more efficiently; 3) improve automation of NICS reporting from hospitals to increase speed, efficiency, and data quality; 4) continue audit and compliance activities; 5) serve as a point of contact for FBI NICS outreach; and 6) provide training and support to hospitals for NICS reporting. The award period is from January 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026.

The new york state division of criminal justice services (DCJS) plans to subgrant funds to the new york state department of health/health research incorporated to develop a secure data quality management portal. The portal will be used to perform the following tasks: 1) monitor data quality, identify the root causes of data issues and work collaboratively with facilities such as, NYS office of mental health and DCJS to resolve them; 2) enhance nics reporting platform to collect, update, and store nics data from hospitals more efficiently and ensure compliance with federal and state security policies and standards;3) improve support for the automation of nics reporting from hospitals to greatly increase speed of reporting, improve efficiency and data quality, decrease long-term costs, and reduce burden of manual reporting for hospitals; 4) continue to perform audit and compliance activities; 5) continue to serve as a point of contact for FBI nics outreach; and 6) provide training and end-user support to the hospitals so that they may have continuity in and understand their responsibility for nics reporting activities.