State Identification Systems Grant Program

The Department of Justice administered the State Identification Systems Grant Program (CFDA 16.598), with the most recent grant awards disbursed on October 1, 1999 — 27 years ago. No grant opportunities are currently open or recently posted.

This program is no longer active. The funding history spans from October 1997 through October 1999, with 61 total awards distributed across three fiscal years: 22 awards in 1997, 21 in 1998, and 18 in 1999. The program has not made awards in over two decades. All awards were made by the Department of Justice exclusively.

The program funded state-level identification systems infrastructure and operations through predominantly Formula Grants (98 percent of awards), with one Project Grant representing secondary analysis of childhood victimization data. Representative awards from FY 1999 included Formula Grant 1999SYBX0005 to support state identification systems operations at $163,155, Formula Grant 1999SYBX0023 at $39,055, and Formula Grant 1999SYBX0042 at $30,422. FY 1998 awards such as Formula Grant 98SYBX0023 ($137,325) and Formula Grant 98SYBX0035 ($77,864) similarly supported state identification infrastructure. Earlier FY 1997 awards included Formula Grant 97SYBX0054 at $120,145 and Formula Grant 97SYBX0017 at $51,063.

The program distributed a combined $1.25 million in federal dollars across the three active years. Individual award magnitudes ranged from less than $1 (Formula Grant 98SYBX0024, 1999SYBX0034) to approximately $163,000, reflecting a formula-driven allocation structure with wide variation in state recipient funding levels. Award completion dates extended 12 to 36 months post-award.

Do not pursue this program. It has been inactive for 27 years with no recent solicitations, no current funding, and no apparent pathway to resumption.