Cooperative Agreement 15PBJS25GK02239NCHI
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) received a $972,000 Cooperative Agreement from the Bureau of Justice Statistics under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP, CFDA 16.554), effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029. This award funds three core initiatives to enhance Alabama's criminal justice information systems statewide. First, ALEA will upgrade its state message switch capability to enable direct electronic entry of protection...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Arkansas Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) received a $2.41 million Cooperative Agreement from the Bureau of Justice Statistics under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (CFDA 16.554) awarded July 1, 2026, with a completion date of June 30, 2029. The AOC will execute the Arkansas Conviction Data Modernization Exchange Project to enhance the completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of court-originated conviction and disposition data...
- This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (CFDA 16.554), will provide $1,317,309 to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) to improve the reliability and security of Alabama's statewide criminal justice information system network. Specifically, the funding will be used to purchase 51 new Cisco Catalyst 9300 network switches and Cisco Catalyst 8500 routers to upgrade the...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Oklahoma District Attorneys Council (ODAC) received a $4.4 million Cooperative Agreement from the Bureau of Justice Statistics under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP, CFDA 16.554), effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029. Through three subrecipients—the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI), Oklahoma Department of Public Safety (DPS), and Garvin County Sheriff's Office (GCSO)—the award funds critical infrastructure...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The Mississippi Department of Public Safety (MDPS) received $867,720 in federal funding under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP, CFDA 16.554) administered by the Bureau of Justice Statistics to modernize its criminal history disposition reporting infrastructure. Awarded July 1, 2026, with completion targeted for June 30, 2029, this cooperative agreement funds the transition from paper-based to electronic court disposition...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Bureau of Justice Statistics awarded the Arkansas Crime Information Center a $768,582 Cooperative Agreement under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP, CFDA 16.554) effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029. The award funds a Secure XML & Biometric Integration Project designed to modernize Arkansas's criminal history repository through system upgrades and infrastructure enhancements. Key deliverables include upgrading...
- The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) was awarded a $1,555,730 Cooperative Agreement under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP, CFDA 16.554) by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics. The award, effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026, will be used by ALEA for three key tasks: 1) Implementing a statewide CJIS learning management system to improve training and management of CJIS certifications, 2) Replacing aging and insecure...
- The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) received a $1,738,956 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics through the NICS Act Record Improvement Program (CFDA 16.813). The funding will allow ALEA to modernize and expand Alabama's criminal history record system, including implementing a message broker framework to improve data exchange with the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). ALEA will also use the grant to...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Indiana Supreme Court Office of Judicial Administration received a $2.33 million Cooperative Agreement from the Bureau of Justice Statistics under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (CFDA 16.554) for the period October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2029. The award funds two primary initiatives to enhance Indiana's criminal history record systems and firearm background check compliance. The first project continues development and deployment...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The California Department of Justice (CA DOJ), Bureau of Criminal Information and Analysis, received a $5.87 million Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Justice Statistics under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP, CFDA 16.554) for the period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029. The award funds a comprehensive initiative to enhance the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, and accessibility of criminal history records...
The Alabama Administrative Office of Courts (AOC) received $803,572 in funding through the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP, CFDA 16.554) administered by the Bureau of Justice Statistics, with an award date of July 1, 2026 and completion deadline of December 31, 2027. Under this Cooperative Agreement, the AOC will implement a statewide initiative to improve the completeness and accuracy of Alabama's criminal history records by addressing approximately 78,587 pending criminal cases lacking legally valid final dispositions. The project targets both older backlog cases filed in 2017 or earlier and unresolved cases from 2018-2024 through systematic case review, categorization, targeted judicial assignments, coordinated case resolution, and enhanced disposition reporting validation. The initiative prioritizes aged felony cases and high-impact matters to improve arrest-to-disposition linkage within Alabama's criminal history repository and the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Interstate Identification Index. Deliverables include structured procedures for case backlog resolution, scalable processes to strengthen ongoing disposition reporting, and mechanisms to reduce future gaps in criminal history records. These improvements will enhance the accuracy and reliability of criminal justice operations and background check processes, while establishing sustainable systems to prevent disposition reporting deficiencies going forward.Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $803.6k | 6/12/26 |