Law Enforcement Assistance National Crime Information Center
Active
- Assistance listing
- 16.304
- Agency
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
- Grant awards
- Not on record
Program facts
- Also known as
- (NCIC)
- Eligible applicants
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- Federal
- State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- Beneficiaries
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- Sponsored organization
- State
- Treasury account
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- 15-0200-0-1-751
- More information
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated .
About this program
The Federal Bureau of Investigation operates the National Crime Information Center (NCIC), CFDA 16.304, a computerized criminal justice information system providing authorized local, state, and federal agencies access to indexed records of nationwide criminal justice interest at no direct cost to participating state agencies.
NCIC functions as a high-speed criminal justice communications network, maintaining a searchable index of records concerning wanted persons, missing persons, unidentified persons, persons on supervised release, persons subject to protection orders, registered sexual offenders, persons violating immigration laws, persons associated with violent gangs or terrorist organizations, stolen property, and criminal history records. The system locates and transmits essential data in seconds to support criminal justice operations. NCIC is hosted at the FBI's Criminal Justice Services Division in Clarksburg, West Virginia, and serves authorized agencies throughout the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa.
Participation is open to local, state, and federal criminal justice agencies meeting authorization criteria; prospective participants access the system through their individual control terminal agency or by contacting the Director at FBI headquarters. The FBI provides technical consulting services and training to state agencies operating systems connected to the NCIC computer at no expense.
The source provided does not include a grant award portfolio, recent grant awards, or current grant opportunities. This program structure suggests NCIC operates as a centralized service platform rather than as a traditional competitive grant-funding vehicle. Agencies seeking access should direct inquiries to their state control terminal agency or to the FBI's Criminal Justice Services Division.
Objective and description
- Objective
The FBI National Crime Information Center (NCIC) is designed to complement the development of similar metropolitan and statewide criminal justice information systems and provide a computerized central index to documented files of local and State criminal justice agencies.
Eligibility
- Applicant eligibility
Local, State, and Federal criminal justice agencies may participate through their individual control terminal agency.
- Beneficiary eligibility
Local, State, and Federal criminal justice agencies may participate through their individual control terminal agency.
- Credentials and documentation
Agencies accessing NCIC must be an authorized criminal justice agency or authorized entity.
- Uses of assistance
The FBI National Crime Information Center (NCIC) is a computerized index of crime and criminals of nationwide interest. Included are records concerning wanted persons, missing persons, unidentified persons, persons on supervised release, persons subject of a protection order, registered sexual offenders, persons violating immigration laws, persons associated with a violent gang or terrorist organization, and stolen property. Also provided is access to an index of criminal history records. The NCIC, located at the FBI's Criminal Justice Services Division in Clarksburg, WV, serves as a nucleus of a vast, high-speed criminal justice communications network which includes authorized local, State, and Federal criminal justice agencies throughout the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa. Through use of computer storage and retrieval, the NCIC is able to locate and transmit in seconds essential data for the efficient performance of criminal justice personnel. FBI personnel are available to assist States in operating their systems which are connected to the NCIC computer. Technical and other consultant services as well as training are provided at no expense to State agencies.
How to apply
- Application procedure
Federal, State and local criminal justice agencies applying for access should contact their control terminal agency, or the Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 10th and Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20535.
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 16.304?
Assistance Listing 16.304 is Law Enforcement Assistance National Crime Information Center, a federal grant program run by Federal Bureau of Investigation (Department of Justice).
What is the CFDA number for Law Enforcement Assistance National Crime Information Center?
Its CFDA number is 16.304: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
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