Opportunity ID: 363647
General Information
| Funding Opportunity Number | O-BJS-2026-172689 |
| Funding Opportunity Title | BJS FY 2026 National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) Training and Technical Assistance |
| Agency | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| Document Type | synopsis |
| Version | 1 |
| Opportunity Category | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation | Not specified |
| Funding Instrument Type | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity | Information and Statistics |
| Category Explanation | Not specified |
| Expected Number of Awards | 1 |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement | No |
| Posted Date | Aug 18, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT |
| Last Updated Date | Aug 18, 2026 02:51:39 PM EDT |
| Original Closing Date | Sep 28, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT |
| Original Closing Date Notes | Not specified |
| Current Closing Date | Sep 28, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT |
| Current Closing Date Notes | Not specified |
| Estimated Synopsis Date | Not specified |
| Estimated Application Due Date | Not specified |
| Estimated Award Date | Not specified |
| Estimated Project Start Date | Not specified |
| Archive Date | Not specified |
| Estimated Total Program Funding | 1,500,000 |
| Award Ceiling | 1,500,000 |
| Award Floor | 0 |
Assistance Listings
- 16.554 — National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP)
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education; Private institutions of higher education; Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; For profit organizations other than small businesses; Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education |
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.
Additional Information
| Contact | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| Contact Information | Contact Phone Number AskBJS@usdoj.gov |
| AskBJS@usdoj.gov | |
| Email Description | Contact Email |
| Phone | 0000000000 |
https://www.ojp.gov/funding/docs/bjs-2026-172689.pdf
Version History
| Id | 363647 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Opportunity number | O-BJS-2026-172689 |
| Opportunity title | BJS FY 2026 National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) Training and Technical Assistance |
| Owning agency code | USDOJ-OJP-BJS |
| Opportunity category / Category | D |
| Opportunity category / Description | Discretionary |
| Synopsis / Opportunity id | 363647 |
| Synopsis / Version | 1 |
| Synopsis / Agency code | USDOJ-OJP-BJS |
| Synopsis / Agency name | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| Synopsis / Agency phone | 0000000000 |
| Synopsis / Agency address desc | Contact Email |
| Synopsis / Agency details / Code | BJS |
| Synopsis / Agency details / Seed | USDOJ-OJP-BJS |
| Synopsis / Agency details / Agency name | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| Synopsis / Agency details / Agency code | USDOJ-OJP-BJS |
| Synopsis / Agency details / Top agency code | USDOJ |
| Synopsis / Top agency details / Code | USDOJ |
| Synopsis / Top agency details / Seed | USDOJ |
| Synopsis / Top agency details / Agency name | Department of Justice |
| Synopsis / Top agency details / Agency code | USDOJ |
| Synopsis / Top agency details / Top agency code | USDOJ |
| Synopsis / Agency contact phone | 0000000000 |
| Synopsis / Agency contact name | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| Synopsis / Agency contact desc | Contact Phone Number AskBJS@usdoj.gov |
| Synopsis / Agency contact email | AskBJS@usdoj.gov |
| Synopsis / Agency contact email desc | Contact Email |
| Synopsis / Synopsis desc | 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. |
| Synopsis / Response date | Sep 28, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT |
| Synopsis / Funding desc link url | https://www.ojp.gov/funding/docs/bjs-2026-172689.pdf |
| Synopsis / Funding desc link desc | https://www.ojp.gov/funding/docs/bjs-2026-172689.pdf |
| Synopsis / Posting date | Aug 18, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT |
| Synopsis / Cost sharing | No |
| Synopsis / Number of awards | 1 |
| Synopsis / Estimated funding | 1500000 |
| Synopsis / Estimated funding formatted | 1,500,000 |
| Synopsis / Award ceiling | 1500000 |
| Synopsis / Award ceiling formatted | 1,500,000 |
| Synopsis / Award floor | 0 |
| Synopsis / Award floor formatted | 0 |
| Synopsis / Create time stamp | Aug 18, 2026 02:51:39 PM EDT |
| Synopsis / Created date | Aug 18, 2026 02:51:39 PM EDT |
| Synopsis / Last updated date | Aug 18, 2026 02:51:39 PM EDT |
| Synopsis / Applicant types 1 / Id | 06 |
| Synopsis / Applicant types 1 / Description | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education |
| Synopsis / Applicant types 2 / Id | 20 |
| Synopsis / Applicant types 2 / Description | Private institutions of higher education |
| Synopsis / Applicant types 3 / Id | 12 |
| Synopsis / Applicant types 3 / Description | Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education |
| Synopsis / Applicant types 4 / Id | 22 |
| Synopsis / Applicant types 4 / Description | For profit organizations other than small businesses |
| Synopsis / Applicant types 5 / Id | 13 |
| Synopsis / Applicant types 5 / Description | Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education |
| Synopsis / Funding instruments 1 / Id | CA |
| Synopsis / Funding instruments 1 / Description | Cooperative Agreement |
| Synopsis / Funding activity categories 1 / Id | IS |
| Synopsis / Funding activity categories 1 / Description | Information and Statistics |
| Synopsis / Response date str | 2026-09-28-00-00-00 |
| Synopsis / Posting date str | 2026-08-18-00-00-00 |
| Synopsis / Create time stamp str | 2026-08-18-14-51-39 |
| Agency details / Code | BJS |
| Agency details / Seed | USDOJ-OJP-BJS |
| Agency details / Agency name | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| Agency details / Agency code | USDOJ-OJP-BJS |
| Agency details / Top agency code | USDOJ |
| Top agency details / Code | USDOJ |
| Top agency details / Seed | USDOJ |
| Top agency details / Agency name | Department of Justice |
| Top agency details / Agency code | USDOJ |
| Top agency details / Top agency code | USDOJ |
| Synopsis attachment folders | Not specified |
| Synopsis document urls | Not specified |
| Syn att change comments | Not specified |
| Cfdas 1 / Id | 435122 |
| Cfdas 1 / Opportunity id | 363647 |
| Cfdas 1 / Cfda number | 16.554 |
| Cfdas 1 / Program title | National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Id | 294009 |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Topportunity id | 363647 |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Family id | 15 |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Dialect | XFDL2.2 |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Opportunity number | O-BJS-2026-172689 |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Opportunity title | BJS FY 2026 National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) Training and Technical Assistance |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Cfda number | 16.554 |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Opening date | 2026-08-18 |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Closing date | 2026-09-28 |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Owning agency code | USDOJ-OJP-BJS |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Agency details / Code | BJS |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Agency details / Seed | USDOJ-OJP-BJS |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Agency details / Agency name | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Agency details / Agency code | USDOJ-OJP-BJS |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Agency details / Top agency code | USDOJ |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Top agency details / Code | USDOJ |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Top agency details / Seed | USDOJ |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Top agency details / Agency name | Department of Justice |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Top agency details / Agency code | USDOJ |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Top agency details / Top agency code | USDOJ |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Program title | National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Contact info | Stephanie Burroughs |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Electronic required | Y |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Expected application count | 3 |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Open to applicant type | 1 |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Is multi project | N |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Extension | |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Mimetype | application/pdf |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Last update | Aug 18, 2026 02:51:54 PM EDT |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Workspace compatible flag | Y |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Package id | PKG00294009 |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Opening date str | 2026-08-18-00-00-00 |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Closing date str | 2026-09-28-00-00-00 |
| Closed opportunity pkgs | Not specified |
| Original due date | Sep 28, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT |
| Synopsis modified fields | Not specified |
| Forecast modified fields | Not specified |
| Error messages | Not specified |
| Syn post date in past | Yes |
| Doc type | synopsis |
| Forecast hist count | 0 |
| Synopsis hist count | 0 |
| Assist compatible | No |
| Assist url | Not specified |
| Related opps | Not specified |
| Ost | POSTED |
Related Documents
bjs-2026-172689.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Contact Phone Number AskBJS@usdoj.gov |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.554 | PKG00294009 | 2026-08-18 | 2026-09-28 | View |
Package 1
Instructions
PKG00294009-instructions.pdf
Mandatory forms
SF424_4_0-V4.0.pdf
