The vermont crime information center is seeking funding through the FY 2025 consolidated national criminal history improvement program to focus on modernizing systems by converting manual biometric…

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics awarded the Vermont Department of Public Safety a $842,393 cooperative agreement on July 1, 2026, under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (CFDA 16.554) to modernize the Vermont Crime Information Center's criminal history record systems.

The Vermont Crime Information Center will convert manual biometric records into electronic formats, improve biometric data collection processes, and upgrade infrastructure including new Livescan devices and workstations. Work will ensure that records are properly shared with federal systems including the Interstate Identification Index and the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. Trained staff will execute much of the work with equipment support.

The Search Group, an outside partner, will assess Vermont's criminal history systems, build a data dashboard, and support modernization of outdated systems.

Performance runs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029, with place of performance in Waterbury, Vermont. The program's purpose is to improve the quality and completeness of the nation's criminal history record systems by providing financial and technical assistance to states for establishment or improvement of computerized criminal history systems and related systems capturing data on mental health, protection and restraining orders, domestic violence convictions, and other criminal history information that may disqualify individuals from purchasing or possessing firearms.

The vermont crime information center is seeking funding through the FY 2025 consolidated national criminal history improvement program to focus on modernizing systems by converting manual biometric records into electronic formats, improving biometric data collection, upgrading infrastructure, and ensuring records are properly shared with federal systems like the interstate identification index and the national instant criminal background check system. Much of the work will be carried out by trained staff, supported by equipment upgrades such as new livescan devices and workstations. An outside partner (search) will help assess vermonts criminal history systems, build a data dashboard, and support modernization of outdated systems.