The state of utah department of public safety bureau of criminal identification is requesting funding through the FY 2025 consolidated national criminal history improvement program to improve the…

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics awarded a cooperative agreement totaling $619,910 to the Executive Office of the State of Utah (doing business as the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget) on July 1, 2026, under the NICS Act Record Improvement Program (CFDA 16.813).

The award funds criminal history record system improvements throughout Utah. The State of Utah Department of Public Safety Bureau of Criminal Identification will research and update missing criminal dispositions, improve criminal history reporting and training, modernize historical records, process clean slate expungements, migrate expunged records into a new system, improve fingerprint and identification systems, enhance court data integration, and restore critical criminal history system functionality. These efforts target reduction of record backlogs, improved data sharing between agencies, and strengthened background check systems to support law enforcement agencies, courts, prosecutors, employers, and authorized agencies nationwide.

The award also supports Utah's statewide eProsecutor case management system through the Utah Prosecution Council. That project will renew 300 user licenses, support secure CJIS-compliant data storage, and partially fund project management oversight. The eProsecutor system enables prosecutors and authorized staff to securely manage criminal cases, electronically file documents, improve statutory reporting, and share case information across jurisdictions in real time.

Performance occurs in Salt Lake City, Utah, with a period of performance from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028.

The state of utah department of public safety bureau of criminal identification is requesting funding through the FY 2025 consolidated national criminal history improvement program to improve the quality, accuracy, completeness, and accessibility of criminal history records throughout utah. Funding will support projects focused on researching and updating missing criminal dispositions, improving criminal history reporting and training, modernizing historical records, processing clean slate expungements, migrating expunged records into a new system, improving fingerprint and identification systems, enhancing court data integration, and restoring critical criminal history system functionality. These projects will help reduce record backlogs, improve data sharing between agencies, strengthen background check systems, and increase the efficiency and reliability of utahs criminal history records. The projects also support public safety by improving access to accurate information used by law enforcement agencies, courts, prosecutors, employers, and authorized agencies nationwide. Funding will also support utahs statewide eprosecutor case management system through the utah prosecution council. This project will renew 300 user licenses, support secure cjis compliant data storage, and partially fund project management oversight. The eprosecutor system allows prosecutors and authorized staff to securely manage criminal cases, electronically file documents, improve statutory reporting, and share case information across jurisdictions in real time. Together, these projects support utahs ongoing efforts to improve criminal justice information systems, increase the timeliness and accuracy of records submitted to state and federal databases, and strengthen compliance with national criminal history and nics reporting requirements.