The michigan state police (MSP) will use FY 2025 consolidated national criminal history improvement program funds for several initiatives essential to improving the accuracy, quality, timeliness,…

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics awarded the Michigan State Police a cooperative agreement for $2.119 million on July 1, 2026, under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (CFDA 16.554).

Michigan State Police will use the funding to enhance the accuracy, quality, timeliness, and accessibility of criminal history data and related records through seven initiatives: regular record quality audits, record backlog reduction, open case record updates for concealed pistol licensing applicants, record completion for arrest incidents with missing data, establishment of statewide booking standards and initiative monitoring, technology enhancement for livescan fingerprinting devices at local agencies, and data management training within Michigan State Police, the courts, and other reporting agencies. These improvements will strengthen the records available to the National Crime Information Center and the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, ensuring justice system partners have current information to prevent prohibited persons from legal firearm possession.

The period of performance runs through June 30, 2029, with place of performance in Lansing, Michigan.

The michigan state police (MSP) will use FY 2025 consolidated national criminal history improvement program funds for several initiatives essential to improving the accuracy, quality, timeliness, and accessibility of criminal history data and related records. Enhancements within the criminal history record (CHR) system include (1) regular record quality audits, (2) record backlog reduction, (3) open case record updates for concealed pistol licensing (CPL) applicants, (4) record completion for arrest incidents with missing data, (5) the establishment of statewide booking standards and initiative monitoring, (6) technology enhancement for livescan (FINGERPRINTING) devices at local agencies, and (7) provisions for data management training within MSP, the courts, and other reporting agencies. These CHR system improvement initiatives will ensure the accuracy and accessibility of criminal history data for MSP and its justice system partners.requested funds will assist with infrastructure, training, and standardized evaluations that ultimately provide for a more comprehensive CHR system. The implementation of the proposed projects will substantially improve the quality and quantity of records available to systems queried by the national crime information center and the national instant criminal background check system indices. Overall, these improvements will allow justice system partners to tailor their response to subjects progressing through the system and provide the most up-to-date information to prevent a prohibited person from legal firearm possession.