Cooperative Agreement 15PBJS25GK02259NCHI
- The Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement (LCLE) received a $1,028,780 Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) (CFDA 16.554). The award will be used to improve the completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of criminal disposition and mental health data provided by trial courts to Louisiana's Case Management Information System (CMIS) for reporting to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System...
- The Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement (LCLE), in partnership with the Louisiana Supreme Court (LSC) Court Case Management Information Systems (CMIS) Division, received a $1,123,857 Cooperative Agreement award 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 support the LCLE and LSC in leveraging technology to improve the completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of criminal dispositions and...
- The Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice was awarded a $963,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753). The purpose of this program is to provide resources to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system, prevent or combat juvenile delinquency, and assist victims of crime. The grant will fund the Local Law Enforcement Assistance and...
- This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics (CFDA 16.550 - State Justice Statistics Program for Statistical Analysis Centers) provides $128,672 to the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice (LCLE) to support its Louisiana Statistical Analysis Center (LSAC). The award will fund two key projects over a 3-year period from October 2024 to September 2027. First, it will cover annual cloud hosting for the...
- This $1,845,840 Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (CFDA 16.554 National Criminal History Improvement Program) will support the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (MN DPS) in enhancing the state's criminal history record systems. Specifically, the funding will be used for three key projects: Upgrading the state's Criminal History System (CHS) by providing development team support, software updates, and process improvements to increase long-term system...
- 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 Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) awarded a $2,774,571 Cooperative Agreement under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) to the Oklahoma District Attorneys Council (DAC) for the period of October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026. The key activities include: Purchasing LiveScan devices for fingerprint recording and submission to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) and federal repositories to improve the quality, accuracy, and accessibility of fingerprint...
- The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics awarded $738,552.34 to the Alaska Department of Public Safety through a Cooperative Agreement under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) for the period of January 1, 2019 through June 30, 2022. The goal of the award was to improve the completeness and accuracy of Alaska's criminal history records by providing financial and technical assistance. As part of the award, the Alaska Department of...
- The Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services received a $890,568 Cooperative Agreement from the Bureau of Justice Statistics under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP, CFDA 16.554), awarded July 1, 2026, with a completion date of June 30, 2029. The award supports two primary initiatives: addressing missing court dispositions in criminal records and processing a backlog of expungements. Both projects will be implemented through staff overtime, with...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Nebraska State Patrol received a $3,990,955 Cooperative Agreement from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP, CFDA 16.554) for the period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029. The award funds modernization of Nebraska's criminal history systems through software updates, system enhancements designed to reduce missing court disposition records, and improved data transmission capabilities between...
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) awarded the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice a $1,198,802 Cooperative Agreement under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP, CFDA 16.554) effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029. This award supports the Louisiana State Police Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information in implementing the Louisiana Criminal History Modernization and Infrastructure Enhancement Initiative, which comprises three interconnected modernization projects designed to improve the accuracy, completeness, and accessibility of Louisiana's criminal history records. The initiative will strengthen the state's participation in national criminal justice information systems and enhance the reliability of records used for firearm background checks and related criminal justice purposes. The three projects deliverables include: (1) the Louisiana Computerized Criminal History (CCH) Disposition Recovery Project, which will identify and update missing or unmatched criminal case dispositions within Louisiana's CCH system using statewide court data, data normalization, and machine-learning-assisted matching to reduce backlog and improve record completeness; (2) the National Crime Information Centers Interstate Identification Index NIEM XML Update Project, which will transition Louisiana to NIEM XML messaging standards for Interstate Identification Index transactions to improve compatibility with the FBI Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) and enhance interstate criminal history information sharing; and (3) the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) NIEM XML Project, which will modernize NICS message keys through NIEM XML standard implementation as part of the FBI CJIS N3G (Next Generation) modernization initiative. The Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement will serve as the point of contact between BJS and the Louisiana State Police throughout the project period.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $1.2m | 6/12/26 |