The nebraska state patrol (NSP) plans to use funds to modernize its criminal history systems by updating aging software that is essential for maintaining accurate and timely criminal records and…

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics awarded the State Patrol Nebraska a cooperative agreement totaling $3.99 million on July 1, 2026, to modernize its criminal history systems under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (CFDA 16.554).

The Nebraska State Patrol will update aging software essential for maintaining accurate and timely criminal records and sharing them with federal background check systems. The project includes system enhancements to reduce missing court disposition records and improve data transmission between court systems and the state criminal history database. The State Patrol will also contract work for Nebraska's Centralized Protection Order Office projects and Automated Fingerprint Identification System / Mugshot and Booking Information System (AFIS/MBIS) upgrade projects.

The award period runs through June 30, 2029, with place of performance in Lincoln, Nebraska. The National Criminal History Improvement Program provides financial and technical assistance to states for establishing or improving computerized criminal history record systems and related systems capturing data on mental health records, protection and restraining orders, domestic violence convictions, and other criminal history information relevant to firearm eligibility determinations.

The nebraska state patrol (NSP) plans to use funds to modernize its criminal history systems by updating aging software that is essential for maintaining accurate and timely criminal records and sharing them with federal background check systems. The project will include system enhancements, reducing missing court disposition records, and improving data transmission between court systems and the state criminal history database. NSP will contract work for nebraskas centralized protection order office projects as well as afis mbis upgrade projects.