The Bureau of Justice Statistics is offering the FY 2014 National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) grant to enhance the quality, completeness, and accessibility of criminal history record information. This grant aims to support background checks by providing financial and technical assistance to states and tribes, developing infrastructure to connect record systems, offering training and technical assistance for FBI standards compliance, and evaluating progress. States and tribes are encouraged to integrate record improvement initiatives and maximize federal funds by leveraging other resources. Deadline for applications is May 12, 2014.
Opportunity ID: 252790
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | BJS-2014-3833 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FY 2014 National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Information and Statistics |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 47 |
| Assistance Listings: | 16.554 — National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 3 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 20, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | Apr 01, 2014 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 12, 2014 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 12, 2014 |
| Archive Date: | Jun 11, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $46,500,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $0 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible applicants are limited to the agency designated by the governor in each state to administer the NCHIP program, 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. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| Description: | BJS is publishing this notice to announce the continuation of the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) in Fiscal Year (FY) 2014, identify the program priorities, and provide information on application requirements.The goal of the NCHIP grant program is to improve the nations safety and security by enhancing the quality, completeness, and accessibility of criminal history record information and by ensuring the nationwide implementation of criminal justice and noncriminal justice background check systems. Achieving this goal is contingent on accomplishing four objectives: providing direct financial and technical assistance to states and tribes to improve their criminal records systems and other related systems in an effort to support background checks; ensuring the infrastructure is developed to connect criminal history records systems to the state record repository or appropriate federal agency record system and ensuring records are accessible through the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) records systems; providing the training and technical assistance needed to ensure that records systems are developed and managed to conform to FBI standards and appropriate technologies, while ensuring that contributing agencies adhere to the highest standards of practice with respect to privacy and confidentiality; and using systematic evaluation and standardized performance measurement and statistics to assess progress made in improving national records holdings and background check systems.The NCHIP program serves as an umbrella for various record improvement activities and funding streams, each of which has unique goals and objectives. As a basic principle of this program, BJS strongly encourages states and tribes to ensure the integrated functioning of record improvement initiatives, regardless of the funding source. Also, BJS strongly encourages applicants to match or leverage the federal funds provided with other resources to the maximum extent possible. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Program Announcement |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Cathy Maston
Management and Program Analyst Phone 2023075992 Email:cathy.maston@usdoj.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Modify the Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement to Yes. | Apr 01, 2014 | |
| Modify funding to 46500000 | Apr 01, 2014 | |
| Mar 20, 2014 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 3
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | BJS-2014-3833 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FY 2014 National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Information and Statistics |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 47 |
| Assistance Listings: | 16.554 — National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 3 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 20, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | Apr 01, 2014 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 12, 2014 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 12, 2014 |
| Archive Date: | Jun 11, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $46,500,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $0 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible applicants are limited to the agency designated by the governor in each state to administer the NCHIP program, 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. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| Description: | BJS is publishing this notice to announce the continuation of the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) in Fiscal Year (FY) 2014, identify the program priorities, and provide information on application requirements.The goal of the NCHIP grant program is to improve the nations safety and security by enhancing the quality, completeness, and accessibility of criminal history record information and by ensuring the nationwide implementation of criminal justice and noncriminal justice background check systems. Achieving this goal is contingent on accomplishing four objectives: providing direct financial and technical assistance to states and tribes to improve their criminal records systems and other related systems in an effort to support background checks; ensuring the infrastructure is developed to connect criminal history records systems to the state record repository or appropriate federal agency record system and ensuring records are accessible through the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) records systems; providing the training and technical assistance needed to ensure that records systems are developed and managed to conform to FBI standards and appropriate technologies, while ensuring that contributing agencies adhere to the highest standards of practice with respect to privacy and confidentiality; and using systematic evaluation and standardized performance measurement and statistics to assess progress made in improving national records holdings and background check systems.The NCHIP program serves as an umbrella for various record improvement activities and funding streams, each of which has unique goals and objectives. As a basic principle of this program, BJS strongly encourages states and tribes to ensure the integrated functioning of record improvement initiatives, regardless of the funding source. Also, BJS strongly encourages applicants to match or leverage the federal funds provided with other resources to the maximum extent possible. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Program Announcement |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Cathy Maston
Management and Program Analyst Phone 2023075992 Email:cathy.maston@usdoj.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | BJS-2014-3833 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FY 2014 National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Information and Statistics |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 47 |
| Assistance Listings: | 16.554 — National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 01, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 12, 2014 |
| Archive Date: | Jun 11, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $46,500,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $0 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible applicants are limited to the agency designated by the governor in each state to administer the NCHIP program, 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. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| Description: | BJS is publishing this notice to announce the continuation of the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) in Fiscal Year (FY) 2014, identify the program priorities, and provide information on application requirements.The goal of the NCHIP grant program is to improve the nations safety and security by enhancing the quality, completeness, and accessibility of criminal history record information and by ensuring the nationwide implementation of criminal justice and noncriminal justice background check systems. Achieving this goal is contingent on accomplishing four objectives: providing direct financial and technical assistance to states and tribes to improve their criminal records systems and other related systems in an effort to support background checks; ensuring the infrastructure is developed to connect criminal history records systems to the state record repository or appropriate federal agency record system and ensuring records are accessible through the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) records systems; providing the training and technical assistance needed to ensure that records systems are developed and managed to conform to FBI standards and appropriate technologies, while ensuring that contributing agencies adhere to the highest standards of practice with respect to privacy and confidentiality; and using systematic evaluation and standardized performance measurement and statistics to assess progress made in improving national records holdings and background check systems.The NCHIP program serves as an umbrella for various record improvement activities and funding streams, each of which has unique goals and objectives. As a basic principle of this program, BJS strongly encourages states and tribes to ensure the integrated functioning of record improvement initiatives, regardless of the funding source. Also, BJS strongly encourages applicants to match or leverage the federal funds provided with other resources to the maximum extent possible. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Program Announcement |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Cathy Maston
Management and Program Analyst Phone 2023075992 Email:cathy.maston@usdoj.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | BJS-2014-3833 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FY 2014 National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Information and Statistics |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 47 |
| Assistance Listings: | 16.554 — National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 20, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 12, 2014 |
| Archive Date: | Jun 11, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $465,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $0 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible applicants are limited to the agency designated by the governor in each state to administer the NCHIP program, 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. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| Description: | BJS is publishing this notice to announce the continuation of the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) in Fiscal Year (FY) 2014, identify the program priorities, and provide information on application requirements. The goal of the NCHIP grant program is to improve the nations safety and security by enhancing the quality, completeness, and accessibility of criminal history record information and by ensuring the nationwide implementation of criminal justice and noncriminal justice background check systems. Achieving this goal is contingent on accomplishing four objectives: providing direct financial and technical assistance to states and tribes to improve their criminal records systems and other related systems in an effort to support background checks; ensuring the infrastructure is developed to connect criminal history records systems to the state record repository or appropriate federal agency record system and ensuring records are accessible through the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) records systems; providing the training and technical assistance needed to ensure that records systems are developed and managed to conform to FBI standards and appropriate technologies, while ensuring that contributing agencies adhere to the highest standards of practice with respect to privacy and confidentiality; and using systematic evaluation and standardized performance measurement and statistics to assess progress made in improving national records holdings and background check systems. The NCHIP program serves as an umbrella for various record improvement activities and funding streams, each of which has unique goals and objectives. As a basic principle of this program, BJS strongly encourages states and tribes to ensure the integrated functioning of record improvement initiatives, regardless of the funding source. Also, BJS strongly encourages applicants to match or leverage the federal funds provided with other resources to the maximum extent possible. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Program Announcement |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Cathy Maston
Management and Program Analyst Phone 2023075992 Email:cathy.maston@usdoj.gov |
Related Documents
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Cathy Maston Management and Program Analyst Phone 2023075992 Email: cathy.maston@usdoj.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.554 | PKG00194187 | Mar 20, 2014 | May 12, 2014 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
252790 SF424-2.0.pdf
252790 Project-1.1.pdf
252790 Budget-1.1.pdf
252790 SF424B-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
252790 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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