BJS FY 2026 National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) Training and Technical Assistance
Agency: Bureau of Justice Statistics
Assistance Listings: 16.554 -- National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP)
Last Updated: August 18, 2026
Description
This program will continue to support activities under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP), the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Act Record Improvement Program (NARIP), and portions of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (Pub. L. 117-159) in fiscal year (FY) 2024. Direct technical assistance is provided to states, territories, and tribal jurisdictions to ensure that records systems are developed and managed to conform to FBI standards, ensure jurisdictions are using the most appropriate technologies, and adhere to the highest standards of practice with...
respect to privacy and confidentiality. This program also routinely collects and evaluates performance measures to assess the level of improvement of state and national records holdings, as well as information sharing and exchanges. BJS has supported the NCHIP TTA program since 1995. 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.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Nonprofit
- Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
- Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)
Education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and state institutions of higher education
Business
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
Additional information
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Grantor contact information
Description
Contact Phone Number
AskBJS@usdoj.gov
Contact Email
Documents
No documents are currently available.
Link to additional information
Closing: September 28, 2026
Award
$1,500,000
Program Funding
1
Expected awards
$--
Award Minimum
$1,500,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
O-BJS-2026-172689
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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