15PBJS22GK01001NARI

The Oklahoma District Attorneys Council (DAC) proposes to subgrant the funds to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) to complete eight projects that will result in the protection and enhancement of Oklahoma's criminal history information.

OSBI will research and report missing dispositions and identify, flag, and make accessible to the NICS, records of prohibited persons by correlating criminal history information currently unavailable through the Interstate Identification Index.

The OSBI will complete the electronic conversion of the state's fingerprint records and supporting criminal history data to protect them from loss due to degradation, terrorism, and natural disaster. During the conversion, OSBI will also continue to identify misfiled documents, allowing for reinstatement of previously removed records from the state repository.

OSBI will ensure enhancement of the quality and quantity of criminal arrest outcomes by improving OSBI's online disposition portal; training and auditing contributors to OSBI's repository; increasing the amount of disposition information received and improving timeliness by directly interfacing with agencies across the state; and conducting multi-agency criminal justice reviews.

Finishing CCH enhancements will ensure the OSBI can submit and update data at the federal level as required by the FBI and significantly improve the workflow in CCH to allow records to be updated more quickly.

Finally, agency employees will be informed of trends in criminal history reporting and developed to successfully update records, so they are complete, accurate, and timely.

Oklahoma Attorney General

THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES GRANTS TO ASSIST STATES, STATE COURT SYSTEMS AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS IN UPDATING THE FBI'S NATIONAL INSTANT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM (NICS) WITH CERTAIN MENTAL HEALTH, PROTECTION AND RESTRAINING ORDER, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CONVICTION, AND OTHER CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION WHICH MAY DISQUALIFY INDIVIDUALS FROM PURCHASING OR POSSESSING FIREARMS. BJS COORDINATES ITS WORK ON THE NICS PROGRAM WITH THE EFFORTS OF THE NATIONAL CRIMINAL HISTORY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (NCHIP) TO ENSURE THAT FUNDED STATE AND STATE COURT SYSTEM PROGRAMS ARE COMPLEMENTARY AND CONSISTENT WITH THE OVERALL GOAL OF IMPROVING THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, AND TIMELINESS OF STATE AND NATIONAL CRIMINAL RECORDS.

16.813 - NICS Act Record Improvement Program

Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) [DOJ - OJP]

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73103 United States

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FY 2022 NICS Act Record Improvement Program (NARIP) (O-BJS-2022-171209)

Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 09/30/24 to 09/30/26.