The connecticut office of policy and management requests funds on behalf of the connecticut department of emergency services and public protection (DESPP) for the following projects: (1) state…

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics awarded a cooperative agreement to Connecticut's Office of Policy & Management on behalf of the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection for $2,559,728 obligated, effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029, under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP, CFDA 16.554).

The award funds three criminal justice information system modernization projects. The first continues defect remediation and enhancements to Connecticut's Computerized Criminal History System and Statewide Automated Biometric Identification System, including automation of legacy manual records, digitization of physical files to create or associate person records, and expansion of the search data quality metrics dashboard. The second deploys a CJIS-compliant, NCIC/N3G-certified cloud-hosted message switch to modernize the Connecticut On-Line Enforcement Communications Teleprocessing System (COLLECT), improving reliability and security for statewide criminal justice data exchange. The third integrates epardon functionality into the Connecticut Information Sharing System (CISS) workflow through requirements analysis, data standardization, security control implementation, NIEM-compliant system-to-system exchanges, and governance documentation.

Performance occurs in Hartford, Connecticut. The Office of Policy & Management receives the award as the administering entity and requests funds on behalf of DESPP, which executes the work. NCHIP supports establishment or improvement of computerized criminal history record systems and related systems capturing mental health, protection order, domestic violence conviction, and other criminal history information.

The connecticut office of policy and management requests funds on behalf of the connecticut department of emergency services and public protection (DESPP) for the following projects: (1) state police bureau of identification record accuracy and improvement. DESPP requests funds to continue defect remediation and necessary enhancements to the states computerized criminal history system and the statewide automated biometric identification system technology changes implemented in july 2021; continue ongoing efforts to automate legacy manual records and digitize physical files to associate with existing person records or create new records, as necessary; continue enhancements of the search data quality metrics dashboard; and continue participation of additional staff in search and compact meetings. (2) connecticut on-line enforcement communications teleprocessing system (COLLECT) modernization. DESPP requests funds to deploy a criminal justice information system (CJIS)-compliant, national crime information center (NCIC)/N3G-certified, cloud-hosted message switch that modernizes statewide criminal justice data exchange, improves reliability and security, and provides a scalable foundation for current and future justice information-sharing needs. (3) epardons integration into theconnecticut information sharing system (CISS) workflow. DESPP requests funds for the CJIS-CT governing boardto conduct requirements analysis and data element standardization; implement FBI-CJIS and CJIS-CT compliant security controls; develop niem-compliant system-to-system exchanges between epardon and CISS; and create governance artifacts (mous, security approvals) for lawful data sharing.