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BJS FY24 National Criminal History Improvement Program

ID: O-BJS-2024-172008 • Type: Posted

Description

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.

Overview

Category of Funding
Information and Statistics
Funding Instruments
Cooperative Agreement
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
False
Source
On 3/4/24 the Bureau of Justice Statistics posted grant opportunity O-BJS-2024-172008 for BJS FY24 National Criminal History Improvement Program with funding of $70.0 million. The grant will be issued under grant program 16.554 National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP). It is expected that 40 total grants will be made worth between $35.0 million and $70.0 million.

Timing

Posted Date
March 4, 2024, 12:00 a.m. EST
Closing Date
May 13, 2024, 12:00 a.m. EDT Past Due
Last Updated
March 5, 2024, 3:35 p.m. EST
Version
2

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
State governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)

Award Sizing

Ceiling
$70,000,000
Floor
$35,000,000
Estimated Program Funding
$70,000,000
Estimated Number of Grants
40

Contacts

Contact
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Contact Email
Email Description
Contact Information
Contact Phone
(000) 000-0000
Additional Information
Full Announcement

Documents

Posted documents for O-BJS-2024-172008

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