National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP)

 

GOAL(S): Ensuring the quality and completeness of the nations criminal history record systems by providing financial and technical assistance to states and tribes for the establishment or improvement of computerized criminal history record systems and related systems capturing data on mental health and protective orders. OBJECTIVE(S): 1) Improve data accessibility and support data transmissions to national systems that will permit the immediate identification of persons who are prohibited from purchasing firearms, are subject to domestic violence protective orders, or are ineligible to hold positions of responsibility involving children, the elderly, or the disabled. Performance Measure 1: Percentage of state or tribal records that are automated. Performance Measure 2: Number of states and tribes submitting records to the FBIs NICS Indices. Performance Measure 3: Number of states and tribes participating the FBIs NCIC Protection Order File. 2) Ensure that criminal justice systems are designed, implemented, or upgraded to be compliant where applicable, with the FBI-operated National Instant Criminal Background Check System and Next Generation Identification System (NGI), meet other applicable statewide or regional criminal justice information sharing standards and plans. Performance Measure 1: Number of states and tribes participating in the FBIs NGI fingerprint capture. Performance Measure 2: Percentage of records accessible through the FBIs Interstate Identification Index (III). Performance Measure 3: Number of states and tribes participating in the FBIs Wanted Persons File.

Active 16.554 Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice B - Project Grants Fiscal Year 2016 http://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=tp&tid=49 See BJS website https://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=tp&tid=47#state_by_state
Fiscal Year 2017 See BJS website: http://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=tp&tid=49.
Fiscal Year 2018 http://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=tp&tid=49. Funds have been used to improve the availability and reporting of felony dispositions, misdemeanor convictions of domestic violence, active protection orders and warrants, and mental health information that disqualifies a person from purchasing or possessing a firearm.
Fiscal Year 2019 • Increased participation in Interstate Identification Index (III): Since 1993, the number of states participating in the FBI’s III grew from 26 to all 50 states and the District of Columbia. There are over 95 million fingerprint-supported criminal history records accessible through III and available at the time of a background check. An average of 30 million of such exchanges occur monthly for criminal justice and noncriminal justice purposes. • National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS): Developed, in part, through NCHIP funding, the NICS now supports over 25 million record checks annually at the presale stage of firearms purchases. The number of electronically available records checked at the time of a firearm background check was nearly 100 million at year-end 2017, the latest data available from the FBI. • Domestic Violence and Protection Orders: States can submit data and flag criminal history records showing convictions for domestic violence or protection orders against people. All 50 states, the District of Columbia, and two territories are submitting records of active protection orders to the NCIC Protection Order File. As of September 30, 2018, the NCIC Protection Order file contained over 1.8 million active orders. An additional 74,000 protection orders were available for firearm-related background checks in the NICS Indices.
Fiscal Year 2020 This program continues to support efforts to improve the reporting of criminal history and related records to state and national files to be available at the time of a background check. For a summary of funded awards by State, please visit https://bjs.ojp.gov/programs/national-criminal-history-improvement-program/state-profiles#wyc88v
Fiscal Year 2021 This program continues to support efforts to improve the reporting of criminal history and related records to state and national files to be available at the time of a background check. See summaries of previously funded awards here https://bjs.ojp.gov/programs/national-criminal-history-improvement-program/state-profiles#wyc88v
Fiscal Year 2022 This program continues to support efforts to improve the reporting of criminal history and related records to state and national files to be available at the time of a background check. Public Law 105-251, the Crime Identification Technology Act of 1998 (codified at 42 U.S.C. 14601 et seq.); 42 U.S.C. 3732., U.S.C.
34 U.S.C. 40301; 34 U S C 10132 (c) (19) Applicants are limited to the agency designated by the governor in each state to administer the NCHIP program, state court systems, and federally recognized tribal entities. States and tribes may choose to submit applications as part of a multi-state consortium, multi-tribe consortium, or other entity. In such cases, please contact your BJS program manager for further information. Funds awarded to the state or tribe may be allocated for use in state or local/tribal agencies or the courts, but should have an impact on national record systems. Private organizations may receive funds under contract arrangements with a state/tribal agency or its subgrantees to which NCHIP funds are allocated by the state/tribe. The applicant must furnish, along with the application for an award, all of the requirements listed in the solicitation, including a detailed budget, a budget narrative, and a program narrative including the accomplishments, goals, impact, methods, evaluation plan, and resources of the project. Preapplication coordination is required. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her state for more information on the process the state requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the state has selected the program for review. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her state for more information on the process the state requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the state has selected the program for review. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. Applicants must submit completed applications via the OJP's Justice Grants System (JustGrants) or through grants.gov following established criteria. The receipt, review, and analysis of applications will follow Office of Justice Programs policies and procedures for the administration of grant applications. Specific application instructions for solicitations are available at the Office of Justice Programs web site (http://www.ojp.gov/funding/solicitations.htm). An award is granted by the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics and must be accepted by the applicant agency or institution according to the special conditions of the grant or cooperative agreement. Successful applicants are notified via OJP's Justice Grants System (JustGrants). The grant award must be accepted electronically by the receiving organizations authorized official in JustGrants. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines From 90 to 120 days. Hearings by the Director. Awards may be for up to 24 months. Criteria are described in the program announcement available at https://bjs.ojp.gov/content/pub/pdf/nchip22_sol.pdf Allowable uses of funds are outlined in the annual NCHIP solicitations which are posted on the Office of Justice Programs web site https://www.ojp.gov/funding/explore/overview Performance Reports: To assist in fulfilling the Departments responsibilities under the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA), Public Law 103-62, and the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010, Public Law 111–352, recipients must provide data that measures the results of their work. See 2 CFR 200 for audit requirements See 2 C.F.R . ? 200.334 for the government-wide requirements for retention requirements for records. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching is voluntary. 10%. Provision of a 10 percent cash or in-kind match by the recipient is required.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Project duration period will be for up to 24 months. There are three methods for requesting payment of grant funds: the Letter of Credit Electronic Certification System (LOCES), the Phone Activated Paperless Request System (PAPRS) and the Automated Standard Application for Payment (ASAP). Please contact the program office for more information. None/Not specified. Stephanie L. Burroughs
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
Bureau of Justice Statistics
810 7th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20531 US
AskBJS@usdoj.gov
Phone: (202) 307-0765 https://bjs.ojp.gov/programs/national-criminal-history-improvement-program 15-0404-0-1-754 (Project Grants (Discretionary)) FY 22$84,345,233.00; FY 23 est $70,000,000.00; FY 24 est $64,000,000.00; FY 21$191,712,814.00; FY 20$48,506,409.00; - See the current fiscal year's solicitation guidelines posted on the Office of Justice Programs web site at https://ojp.gov/funding/Explore/CurrentFundingOpportunities.htm. Department of Justice Grants Financial Guide (http://ojp.gov/financialguide/DOJ/index.htm ) and Post award Instructions (http://ojp.gov/funding/Implement/Resources/PostAwardInstructions.pdf), applicable OMB Circulars, and Department of Justice regulations applicable to specific types of grantees, which can be found in title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations (28 C.F.R.). Fiscal Year 2016 See BJS website http://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=tp&tid=49
Fiscal Year 2017 See BJS website https://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=tp&tid=47#state_by_state.
Fiscal Year 2018 See BJS website https://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=tp&tid=47#state_by_state
Fiscal Year 2020 FY 2020 National Criminal History Improvement Program, see solicitation for types of projects: https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/nchip20_sol.pdf.
Fiscal Year 2021 See summaries of previously funded awards here https://bjs.ojp.gov/programs/national-criminal-history-improvement-program/state-profiles#wyc88v
Fiscal Year 2022 FY 2022: See project summaries on the OJP award information website: https://data.ojp.usdoj.gov/stories/s/O-BJS-2022-171203/ds2t-fw6t/