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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

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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.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Government

  • State governments
  • Federally recognized Native American tribal governments

Additional information

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Grantor contact information

Description

Contact Information AskBJS@usdoj.gov

Email

Contact Information

AskBJS@usdoj.gov

Documents

No documents are currently available.

Link to additional information

Full Announcement

Closed: May 13, 2024

Application process

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Award

$70,000,000

Program Funding

40

Expected awards

$35,000,000

Award Minimum

$70,000,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

O-BJS-2024-172008

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

No

Funding instrument type:

Cooperative agreement

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

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Category of Funding Activity:

Information and statistics

Category Explanation:

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History

Version:

2

Posted date:

March 4, 2024

Archive date:

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