This Department of Justice grant offers funding through the NICS Act Record Improvement Program (NARIP) to enhance the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). Enacted by the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007, the program aims to address critical information gaps, specifically concerning mental health adjudications and other prohibitive factors. The grant seeks to prevent firearms from reaching prohibited individuals while streamlining processes for law-abiding gun purchasers through automated record submission. States and state court systems can apply for this $20 million FY 2010 program, which requires compliance with record completeness goals and includes penalties for non-compliance.
Opportunity ID: 52805
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 2010-BJS-2567 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | 2010 NICS Act Record Improvement Program (NARIP) for States and State Court Systems |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | CategoryExplanation |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Information and Statistics |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 35 |
| Assistance Listings: | 16.813 — NICS Act Record Improvement Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 15, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 07, 2010 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 07, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | Jun 06, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $20,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | – |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | The NARIP applications must be submitted by (a) the agency designated by the Governor to administer the NCHIP program (b) the state or territory central administrative office or similar entity designated by statute or regulation to administer federal grant funds on behalf of the jurisdictions court system, or (c) federally recognized Indian tribal government. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| Description: | The NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007, Pub. L. 110-180 (the NICS Improvement Act), was signed into law on January 8, 2008. The NICS Improvement Act seeks to address the gap in information available to NICS about such prohibiting mental health adjudications and commitments and other prohibiting factors. Filling these information gaps will better enable the system to operate as intended to keep guns out of the hands of persons prohibited by federal or state law from receiving or possessing firearms. The automation of records will also reduce delays for law-abiding gun purchasers. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Program Announcement |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Lisa Price-Grear
Program Analyst Phone 202-616-3561 Email:lisa.price-grear@usdoj.gov |
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