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- The Arizona Criminal Justice Commission (ACJC) was awarded a $1,844,414 Cooperative Agreement under the NICS Act Record Improvement Program (CFDA 16.813) by the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2026. The funding will support the following key activities: NICS Task Force planning and oversight, including a consultant and project manager to continue progress on Arizona's NICS Task Force and Records Improvement Plan goals...
- The Arizona Criminal Justice Commission (ACJC) was awarded a $2,437,837 Cooperative Agreement under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP), a grant initiative administered by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (CFDA 16.554). The funding will be used to address issues with criminal history record updating, automation, backlog reduction, and information sharing across multiple state and local agencies in Arizona. Key initiatives include purchasing mobile fingerprint scanners,...
- 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 $1,107,637.00 to the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission (ACJC) to enhance the state's criminal history record systems. The funding will be used to: 1) Employ staff to address disposition reporting backlogs; 2) Program the Automated Computerized Criminal History (ACCH) system to display the Identification for Firearms Sales...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Arizona Supreme Court received a $2.36 million Cooperative Agreement from the Bureau of Justice Statistics under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (CFDA 16.554), effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029. This award funds the Statewide Juvenile Prohibited Possessor Case Management Project, which will develop and deploy a modernized, cloud-based case management system across Arizona's 15 juvenile probation departments. The new system...
- This Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (CFDA 16.554 - National Criminal History Improvement Program) provides $1,214,599.00 to the Judiciary Courts of the State of Arizona to implement the Statewide Juvenile Prohibited Possessor Case Management Project. The project aims to develop and deploy a new cloud-based case management system for all 15 juvenile probation departments in Arizona, enabling the electronic transmission of juvenile records to the National Instant...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Arizona Criminal Justice Commission (ACJC) received a $500,000 cooperative agreement from the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) under the Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. The award supports the development and enhancement of a statewide victim compensation claims management system designed to modernize the ACJC's infrastructure and improve service delivery across...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) received a $754,720 Cooperative Agreement from the Bureau of Justice Statistics under the NICS Act Record Improvement Program (CFDA 16.813) for the period September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2028. Under this award, DCJS will remediate identified system defects in the New York State Criminal History Repository to ensure accurate reflection of criminal justice events and full compliance...
- This $500,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) under the NICS Act Record Improvement Program (CFDA 16.813) supports two projects for the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS). Project 1 provides overtime funding for CJIS staff to process over 12,000 arrests without disposition cases, including updating criminal history records and linking tracking/court case numbers. Project 2 provides overtime funding for DPSCS staff to...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Nevada Department of Public Safety, Office of Criminal Justice Assistance, received a $2,260,714 Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Justice Statistics under the NICS Act Record Improvement Program (CFDA 16.813) effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029. The award funds comprehensive modernization of Nevada's criminal justice information systems, including upgrades to warrant tracking software, migration of criminal justice applications to...
- The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $309,219 Formula Grant under the Project Safe Neighborhoods (CFDA 16.609) program to the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission (ACJC) for the period of October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027. The grant supports the USAO-DAZ's efforts to address violent firearm and gang-related crime in Arizona through a data-driven, evidence-based approach. Key initiatives include leveraging the National Integrated Ballistic Information...
The Arizona Criminal Justice Commission (ACJC), funded by the Bureau of Justice Statistics under the NICS Act Record Improvement Program (CFDA 16.813), received a $4.227 million cooperative agreement awarded July 1, 2026, with completion scheduled for June 30, 2029. This award supports a multi-agency partnership across Arizona state and local criminal justice entities to address critical gaps in criminal history record systems, including records automation, disposition backlogs, and information-sharing capabilities. The program delivers technology solutions and staffing resources to enhance the completeness and accessibility of criminal history data used in the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). Specific deliverables include mobile fingerprint scanner systems and associated overtime funding through the Arizona Department of Public Safety to automate fingerprinting processes and implement a computerized criminal history system; dedicated positions across the Arizona Attorney General's Office, Coconino County Attorney's Office, Maricopa County Attorney, Peoria Police Department, Pinal County Sheriff's Office, and multiple justice courts to reduce disposition backlogs and accelerate record processing; and infrastructure improvements to facilitate criminal history information sharing among participating agencies. These integrated efforts address systemic inefficiencies in criminal record management while supporting improved background check accuracy and timeliness across Arizona's criminal justice system.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $4.2m | 6/12/26 |