The missouri state highway patrol (mshp) has collaborated with the missouri office of prosecution services (mops) to request the following projects under the FY 2025 consolidated national criminal…

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics awarded the Missouri State Highway Patrol a $297,222 cooperative agreement on July 1, 2026, under the NICS Act Record Improvement Program (CFDA 16.813) to improve criminal history record systems and FBI NICS Program functionality.

MSHP will build and maintain interfaces between the Criminal History Record System and the Missouri Automated Criminal History System through a state-contracted vendor partnership, with work continuing through a multiyear project supported by future grant funding until completion. MSHP will upgrade Missouri's Automated Fingerprint Identification System, conduct a criminal history overtime project to research and update missing dispositions in the Central Repository, and provide Criminal Justice Information System staff training on trends, laws, and best practices in criminal justice and central repository functions.

The Missouri Office of Prosecution Services (MOPS), a sub-recipient collaborating with MSHP on this request, will use funding for salary and fringe benefits for two full-time positions: an IT Specialist and a Technology Automation Resource Prosecutor/General Counsel. These positions were previously supported under prior NCHIP and NARIP funding.

Work is performed in Jefferson City, Missouri. The period of performance runs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029.

The missouri state highway patrol (mshp) has collaborated with the missouri office of prosecution services (mops) to request the following projects under the FY 2025 consolidated national criminal history improvement program (cnchip). Mshp will use FY 2025 cnchip funds to continue its partnership with a state contracted vendor to build interfaces between the criminal history record system and the missouri automated criminal history system. The new systems will be maintained and supported by mshp criminal justice information system (cjis). This is a multiyear project. Mshp will request future grant funding until the system is completed. Mshp will upgrade missouris automated fingerprint identification system. This is a multiyear project. Mshp will fund a criminal history overtime project to research and update missing dispositions from the central repository. Mshp will use funding for cjis staff training. In the ever-changing landscape of criminal justice and central repository functions and responsibilities, ensuring staff are properly trained and kept abreast of trends, laws, and best practices are vital in the continued success of operations.mops will also use funding for salary and fringe benefits for two full-time positions (IT specialist and the technology automation resource prosecutor/general counsel) that have been supported with prior nchip and narip funding.