2009 NICS State Records Estimates Development and Validation Project

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	Federal Grant Title:	2009 NICS State Records Estimates Development and Validation Project
	CFDA Number:	16.813
	CFDA Description:	NICS Act Record Improvement Program (NARIP)
	Federal Agency Name:	Bureau of Justice Statistics
	Category of Funding Activity:	Information and Statistics
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	2009-BJS-2227
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	May 06, 2009
	Creation Date:	May 06, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 19, 2009
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 19, 2009
	Archive Date:	Jul 19, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$400,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: 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.
Grant 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 Act's record completeness goals. Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. eastern time, Friday, June 19, 2009, throught the OJP's 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 Full Grant Announcement: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/nics09sol.pdf
Grant Announcement Contact: Lisa Price-Grear Program Analyst Phone 202-616-3561

General Information [lisa.price-grear@usdoj.gov]
Similar Government Grants: • 2011 National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Act Record Improvement Program (NARIP); • 2010 NICS Act Record Improvement Program (NARIP) for States and State Court Systems; • NICS Act Record Improvement Program for States and State Court Systems