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BJS FY24 National Criminal History Improvement Program

Agency: Bureau of Justice Statistics

Assistance Listings
  • 16.554 -- National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP)

Closed opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Important dates

  • Closed: May 13, 2024

Award details

  • Expected project funding: $70,000,000
  • Expected awards: 40

Award min.

$35,000,000

Award max.

$70,000,000

  • Funding opportunity number:O-BJS-2024-172008
  • Cost sharing or matching requirement:No
  • Funding instrument type:
    • Cooperative agreement
  • Opportunity Category:Discretionary
  • Opportunity Category Explanation:Not specified
  • Category of Funding Activity:
    • Information and statistics
  • Category Explanation:Not specified

History

  • Posted date: March 4, 2024
  • Archive date: Not specified
  • Version: 2

View version history on Grants.gov

Summary

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.

Eligibility

Government

  • State governments
  • Federally recognized Native American tribal governments

Additional information on eligibility

Not specified

Documents

No documents are currently available.

Agency contact information

Email: AskBJS@usdoj.gov

Contact Information

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Link to additional information

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