This grant, stemming from the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007, is offered by the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) to enhance the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). This grant is for states to develop and validate their records for submission, addressing critical information gaps, particularly regarding mental health adjudications and other prohibiting records. The purpose is to ensure the system effectively prevents firearms from reaching individuals prohibited by law, while also reducing processing delays for law-abiding gun purchasers. By assisting states in automating and providing more complete data, this program aims to improve public safety and achieve the Act’s record completeness goals.
Opportunity ID: 47234
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 2009-BJS-2227 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | 2009 NICS State Records Estimates Development and Validation Project |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Information and Statistics |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 16.813 — NICS Act Record Improvement Program (NARIP) |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 06, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 19, 2009 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 19, 2009 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 19, 2009 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $400,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | – |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Both for-profit (commercial) and nonprofit organizations (including tribal organizations) may apply for funds. However, consistent with OJP fiscal requirements, for-profit organizations are not allowed to make a profit as a result of this award or to charge a management fee for the performance of this award. |
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 records. 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. The Act authorized a grant program to assist states in providing certain information to the NICS, and prescribes grant penalties for non-compliance with the Acts record completeness goals. Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. eastern time, Friday, June 19, 2009, throught the OJPs Grants Management System (GMS). To access the GMS system, go to https://grants.ojp.usdoj.gov. Applicants should begin the process a few weeks prior to the GMS registration deadline, especially if this is the first time they have used the system. |
| 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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