BJS FY 2026 Consolidated National Criminal History Improvement Program
Agency: Bureau of Justice Statistics
Assistance Listings: 16.813 -- NICS Act Record Improvement Program
16.554 -- National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP)
Last Updated: August 18, 2026
Description
1) NCHIP ($59,000,000)- This program aims to improve the nation's safety and security by enhancing the quality, completeness, and accessibility of criminal history record information; and by ensuring the nationwide implementation of criminal justice and non-criminal justice background check systems.
2) NCHIP SF BSCA ($40,000,000) - This program furthers the DOJ's mission 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. This program was developed to implement Title III, Division B (3) - Appropriations outlined in the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (Pub. L. 117-159).
3) NARIP ($24,000,000)- 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.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Government
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
- State governments
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information
Courts: The state central administrative office or similar entity designated by statute or regulation to administer federal grant funds on behalf of the jurisdiction’s court system.
Grantor contact information
Description
Contact Phone Number
AskBJS@usdoj.gov
Contact Email
Documents
No documents are currently available.
Link to additional information
Closed: September 28, 2026
Award
$123,000,000
Program Funding
56
Expected awards
$--
Award Minimum
$2,196,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
O-BJS-2026-172688
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:
1
Posted date:
August 18, 2026
Archive date:
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