The alaska court system (ACS) is seeking 24 months of funding for an automation and criminal records improvement project aimed at enhancing the accuracy, completeness, and accessibility of criminal…

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics awarded the Alaska Court System a $940,466 cooperative agreement on July 1, 2026, under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (CFDA 16.554) to fund a 24-month automation and criminal records improvement project.

The recipient will upgrade the criminal efile system, automate mental health and juvenile case processing, correct data errors, improve court documents and workflows, develop courtroom e-forms, and digitize criminal and protective order records. The project will fund staff positions, training, and coordination efforts to enhance the accuracy, completeness, and accessibility of criminal justice data. These improvements will support public safety and law enforcement by ensuring critical records related to convictions, warrants, protective orders, domestic violence offenses, and mental health adjudications are accurate and available for state and federal background checks and firearm eligibility determinations.

Work is performed in Anchorage, Alaska, with a period of performance from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2028. The Alaska Court System is a division of the Judiciary Courts of State of Alaska Administration Division and operates under the State of Alaska as its parent entity.

The alaska court system (ACS) is seeking 24 months of funding for an automation and criminal records improvement project aimed at enhancing the accuracy, completeness, and accessibility of criminal justice data. The project will fund staff positions, training, and coordination efforts to improve court automation, data integration, and record quality. Key activities include upgrading the criminal efile system, automating mental health and juvenile case processing, correcting data errors, improving court documents and workflows, developing courtroom E-forms, and digitizing criminal and protective order records. These improvements will support public safety and law enforcement by ensuring critical records related to convictions, warrants, protective orders, domestic violence offenses, and mental health adjudications are accurate and available for state and federal background checks and firearm eligibility determinations.