The minnesota department of public safety will use FY 2025 consolidated national criminal history improvement program (CNCHIP) funds towards committing to having the most complete and accurate…

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics awarded the Minnesota Department of Public Safety $1.906 million under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (CFDA 16.554) on July 1, 2026, to improve the completeness and accuracy of Minnesota's criminal history record systems through June 30, 2029.

The award funds five operational priorities: Criminal History System (CHS) contractor updates to modernize technology and improve long-term supportability; MarkLogic licenses to accommodate current and future system capacity; Minnesota Information Technology support services for the CHS development team to ensure daily system stability and accuracy; an auditor position to conduct triennial FBI-required audits of 132 Minnesota non-criminal justice agencies accessing FBI and Bureau of Criminal Apprehension criminal history records; and criminal history record improvement efforts by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to identify records lacking FBI Universal Control Numbers and to enhance completeness and accuracy of juvenile criminal history records. The award also funds replacement of 26 aged and out-of-support livescan machines, which currently capture 99 percent of the state's criminal submissions electronically. Additional funding supports auditor positions for triennial FBI-required audits of Minnesota criminal justice agencies using FBI systems, including verification of wanted persons and protection orders.

Work is performed in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

The minnesota department of public safety will use FY 2025 consolidated national criminal history improvement program (CNCHIP) funds towards committing to having the most complete and accurate criminal history records possible. The tasks to be completed under this CNCHIP 2025 grant program are requested to help further minnesotas commitment to provide complete and accurate criminal history records for use by both criminal justice and non-criminal justice partners through the following projects: 1) criminal history system (CHS) contractor update services: the contract developers will update portions of the CHS to use less specialized, more common technology, andimprovethe long-term supportability of CHS; 2) marklogic licenses: purchase marklogic licenses to accommodate current needs and future system growth;3) criminal history development team minnesota information technology (MNIT) support services: provide CHS development team MNIT support services. The team handles daily support of the CHS to ensure stability and accuracy; 4) CHS non-criminal justice agency auditor salary: an auditor will complete triennial FBI required audits of 132 minnesota non-criminal justice agencies that access FBI and bureau of criminal apprehension (BCA) criminal history record information; and, 5) criminal history record improvement (OT): BCA resources will identify and take control of minnesota criminal history records that do not contain an FBI universal control number. In addition, the BCA is going to improve the completeness and accuracy of juvenile criminal history records.DPS will also hire auditors to conduct triennial FBI required audits of minnesota agencies that use FBI criminal justice information systems, including ensuring accuracy of wanted persons and protection orders. Grant funds will be used to replace 26 aged and out of support livescan machines. The state currently receives 99% of its criminal submissions electronically through the use of livescans. Any failure of any of these devices presents a substantial risk to sustaining complete and timely criminal history data for minnesota, next generation identification, interstate identification index, and the national instant criminal background check system program.