National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP)
Open Opportunities (2)
Live Grants.gov opportunities funded under this program — you can apply now.
- BJS FY 2026 National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) Training and Technical Assistance Deadline: Sep 28, 2026 · up to $1.5M
- BJS FY 2026 Consolidated National Criminal History Improvement Program Deadline: Sep 28, 2026 · up to $2.2M
Program Funding
Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.
Who has received this funding
Organizations awarded under CFDA 16.554 (USAspending.gov).
- Judiciary Courts Of State Of Michiga 2 awards $15,926,392
- Department Of Justice California 2 awards $10,321,686
- Texas Department Of Public Safety $7,500,000
- Virginia State Police $6,728,300
- State Patrol Nebraska $6,012,113
- Administrative Office Of The Illinois Courts $5,792,877
- New York State Division Of Criminal Justice Services $4,685,176
- Florida Department Of Law Enforcement $4,626,714
Program Objective
GOAL(S): Ensuring the quality and completeness of the nation’s 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):
Objective 1: Improve criminal history record systems in the U.S. states and territories to support background checks for the purposes of identifying ineligible firearm purchases and persons ineligible to hold positions involving children, the elderly, or the disabled.
Performance Measure 1: Percentage of state or tribal records that are automated.
2) Ensure the development of the infrastructure connects each state’s and tribe’s record systems to national records and connects each state’s background check databases to other states.
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
- Other
How to Apply
Award Procedure
All final award decisions will be made by the Assistant Attorney General, unless a statute explicitly authorizes award decisions by another official or there is written delegation of authority to another official. For successful applicants, JustGrants will send a system-generated email to the Application Submitter, Authorized Representative, and Entity Administrator with information on accessing their official award package in JustGrants. The award package will include key information (such as funding amount and period of performance) as well as award conditions that must be followed. The Authorized Representative for the entity should accept or decline the award within 45 days of the notification.
Decision Timeline
- Approval: From 120 to 180 days
The review procedure for applications is specified in the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) and generally includes eligibility and responsiveness, merit, programmatic, budget, and risk reviews.
Program details & compliance
Description
This program helps to improve the quality and completeness of the nation’s criminal history record systems by providing financial and technical assistance to establish or improve computerized criminal history record systems and related systems capturing data on 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.
Mission Categories
Primary: Law Enforcement - Crime Analysis and Data
Matching Requirements
Provision of a 10 percent cash or in-kind match by the recipient is required.
Reporting & Compliance
Applicable 2 CFR 200 Subparts
- Subpart B — General Provisions
- Subpart C — Pre-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart D — Post-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart E — Cost Principles
- Subpart F — Audit Requirements