The michigan supreme court, state court administrative office (scao) will use FY 2025 consolidated national criminal history improvement program (cnchip) funds to implement the enhancement and…

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics awarded the Judiciary Courts of the State of Michigan a $5.926 million Cooperative Agreement on July 1, 2026, under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP, CFDA 16.554) to enhance and sustain Michigan's YouthCenter juvenile justice supervision data system.

The award funds expansion and automation of YouthCenter to increase timeliness, accuracy, and completeness of responses to NICS U-21 enhanced background checks, thereby improving Michigan's criminal history records and public safety. Deliverables include sustained statewide access to the YouthCenter system, improved data accuracy and completeness, reduced reporting gaps, enhanced compliance with NICS U-21 requirements, measurable improvements in automated record submissions, and strengthened participation in national criminal history and information sharing systems. The recipient will expand on current NCHIP funding to reduce reporting gaps, improve data quality, sustain system access beyond the current contract end date, and establish a structured mechanism for evaluating and implementing system enhancements that benefit statewide data collection and reporting.

Michigan courts, law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, juvenile justice partners, policymakers, and the public are the intended beneficiaries. Work is performed in Lansing, Michigan. The period of performance runs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029.

The michigan supreme court, state court administrative office (scao) will use FY 2025 consolidated national criminal history improvement program (cnchip) funds to implement the enhancement and continuation of michigans juvenile justice supervision data system, youthcenter (YC). The purpose is to expand on current nchip funding to further automate and enhance YC with a goal of increasing timeliness, accuracy, and completeness of responses to nics u-21 enhanced background checks, thereby improving the states criminal history records and increasing public safety in michigan. Through cnchip funding, the scao will expand and sustain initiatives that reduce reporting gaps, improve data quality, and enhance michigans participation in national criminal history and information sharing systems. This project will also ensure the continuity, usefulness, and ongoing improvement of michigans YC by sustaining access to the system beyond the current contract end date and by establishing a structured mechanism to evaluate and implement system enhancements that improve statewide data collection and reporting. These efforts directly support cnchips purpose of improving the quality, accessibility, automation, and utility of criminal history records for national systems, public safety operations, and statistical analysis. Michigan courts, law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, juvenile justice partners, policymakers, and the public are the intended beneficiaries of the project. Deliverables and expected outcomes include sustained statewide access to the YC system; improved data accuracy, completeness, and timeliness; reduced reporting gaps; enhanced compliance with nics u-21 enhanced background check requirements; measurable improvements in automated record submissions; and strengthened statewide participation in national criminal history and information sharing systems.