The rhode island department of public safety, public safety grant administration office (psgao), will use FY 2025 consolidated national criminal history improvement program funding to support…

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics awarded the Rhode Island Department of Public Safety $1,121,422 on July 1, 2026, through the National Criminal History Improvement Program (CFDA 16.554) Cooperative Agreement 15PBJS25GK02283NCHI to improve the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, and accessibility of criminal history records and related records used for public safety and firearm background checks statewide.

The Rhode Island State Police will enhance security and reliability of the Rhode Island Law Enforcement Telecommunications System through network security analysis, develop a local warrant search tool to improve records oversight and compliance with the FBI's National Crime Information Center, and replace four end-of-life livescan fingerprinting machines to maintain FBI Next Generation Identification standards compliance. The Rhode Island Judiciary will support overtime data entry and quality control efforts to reduce criminal disposition backlogs, improve data accuracy, and ensure timely criminal history reporting, while also completing overdue felony domestic violence screening instrument assessments to improve victim safety and strengthen domestic violence-related record completeness. The Rhode Island Office of the Attorney General will continue updating and correcting missing or incomplete criminal history dispositions for reporting to state and federal systems, including the Interstate Identification Index and the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. Eight local police departments will replace outdated livescan fingerprinting systems to improve fingerprint capture, reporting accuracy, and operational reliability statewide.

The Rhode Island Department of Public Safety Public Safety Grant Administration Office will coordinate grant administration and oversight for all funded projects. Period of performance runs through June 30, 2029. Place of performance is North Scituate, Scituate, Rhode Island.

The rhode island department of public safety, public safety grant administration office (psgao), will use FY 2025 consolidated national criminal history improvement program funding to support statewide efforts to improve the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, and accessibility of criminal history records and related records used for public safety and firearm background checks. Psgao will coordinate grant administration and oversight activities for all funded projects. The rhode island state police (risp) will enhance the security and reliability of the rhode island law enforcement telecommunications system through a network security analysis project and will develop a local warrant search tool to improve oversight and compliance for records entered into the fbis national crime information center. Risp will also replace four end-of-life livescan fingerprinting machines to ensure continued compliance with FBI next generation identification standards. The rhode island judiciary will support overtime data entry and quality control efforts to reduce criminal disposition backlogs, improve data accuracy, and ensure timely reporting of criminal history records. The judiciary will also complete overdue felony domestic violence screening instrument assessments to improve victim safety and strengthen domestic violence-related record completeness. The rhode island office of the attorney general will continue efforts to update and correct missing or incomplete criminal history dispositions to improve reporting to state and federal systems, including the interstate identification index and the national instant criminal background check system. Additionally, eight local police departments will replace outdated livescan fingerprinting systems to improve fingerprint capture, reporting accuracy, and operational reliability statewide.