BJS FY24 National Criminal History Improvement Program
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- O-BJS-2024-172008
- Agency
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Bureau of Justice Statistics
Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice
- Applications due
- Award size
- $35,000,000 to $70,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Information and Statistics
- Eligible applicants
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- State Governments
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This cooperative agreement from the Bureau of Justice Statistics seeks applications from state and tribal governments to improve the accuracy, utility, and accessibility of criminal history records and support national record systems. Applicants must demonstrate experience using criminal history records for background checks and have a plan to reduce violent and gun crime by establishing or enhancing computerized criminal history systems. Successful applicants will be evaluated on their proposals to address gaps in criminal records and ensure records are complete and available for interstate sharing. Applications are due no later than May 13, 2024.
Awards under this National Criminal History Improvement Program will provide financial and technical assistance to recipients for criminal history record system computerization and improvement efforts. Funding will support work conducted within states and tribes to establish infrastructure, processes, and procedures ensuring criminal history data quality and completeness nationwide.
Synopsis
With this solicitation, BJS seeks to reduce violent crime and address gun violence by improving the accuracy, utility, and interstate accessibility of criminal history and related records in support of national record systems and their use for name- and fingerprint-based criminal history background checks. The solicitation for the FY 2024 National Criminal History Improvement Program Supplemental Funding under the Bipartisan Safer Streets Act was released on March 4, 2024. The FY 2024 NICS Act Record Improvement Program solicitation will be released later in FY 2024.
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