Cooperative Agreement 2015NSBXK005

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the Bureau of Justice Statistics under the NICS Act Record Improvement Program (CFDA 16.813), will fund the Nevada Department of Public Safety's (NV DPS) efforts to improve the completeness and automation of criminal justice records in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). The $2,413,463 grant will support NV DPS in several key areas: 1) Continuing a contract with a vendor to research and enter missing dispositions...

The Nevada Department of Public Safety (NV DPS) received a $665,635 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics through the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP - CFDA 16.554). The funding will support the following key activities over the award period from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2026: Sustain permanent staff to continue overtime work analyzing the FBI criminal history file against the state's criminal history records to...

The Nevada Department of Public Safety (NV DPS) has been awarded a $1,320,517 Cooperative Agreement grant under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics. The grant will enable NV DPS to participate in the CCH Metrics Working Group and collaborate with SEARCH Group, Inc. to establish criminal history data quality improvement strategies. This includes developing and deploying a prototype CCH Data Quality (DQ)...

The Nevada Department of Public Safety, Office of Criminal Justice Assistance has been awarded a $312,708 Formula Grant under the FY 2023 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program (CFDA 16.742) by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance. The grant will be sub-awarded to three forensic crime labs in Nevada - the Las Vegas Metro Forensic Lab, Washoe County Sheriff's Office Forensic Science Division, and Henderson Police Department Forensic Lab. The Las Vegas...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) under the Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (CFDA 16.750) provides $175,000 to the Nevada Department of Public Safety's (NV DPS) Office of Criminal Justice Assistance. The funding supports digitizing hard-copy sex offender registration records to enhance data sharing and tracking capabilities for Nevada's sex offender...

The Nevada Department of Public Safety, Office of Criminal Justice Assistance (OCJA) was awarded a $294,696 FY 2024 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement (FSI) Formula Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance. The grant funding will be sub-awarded to three forensic crime laboratories in Nevada to enhance their forensic analysis capabilities and address backlogs. Specifically, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Forensic Laboratory will use $134,154 to...

The Colorado Department of Public Safety was awarded a $161,640 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Justice's National Criminal History Improvement Program (CFDA 16.554) to support two full-time employees to process adult and juvenile disposition and arrest record updates. The funding will enable the Colorado Bureau of Investigation to process 150 record update requests per month, resulting in 3,600 additional records being updated over the 2-year award period from July 1, 2023...

The Nevada Department of Public Safety, Office of Criminal Justice Assistance will use a $293,954 Formula Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program to improve forensic laboratory services in Nevada. Funding will support continuing education for personnel at three certified forensic labs to maintain certifications, reduce backlogs of cases, expand opioid testing services, and purchase...

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) was awarded a $648,764 Formula Grant under the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) FY24 Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program (CFDA 16.036). The grant funding will be used by LVMPD's Forensic Laboratory Biology/DNA Detail to reduce their DNA case backlog and decrease turnaround time. Key activities include: Funding overtime for forensic scientists to process and review DNA cases in-house Purchasing equipment such as DNA extraction...

The Nevada State Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Project was awarded $1,953,399.56 through a cooperative agreement by the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance, with a completion date of September 30, 2021. The funding supports work under the National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative program (CFDA #16.833), which aims to help law enforcement and prosecutors address challenges associated with unsubmitted sexual assault kits and unresolved violent crime cold...