2010 NICS Act Record Improvement Program (NARIP) for States and State Court Systems

The summary for the 2010 NICS Act Record Improvement Program (NARIP) for States and State Court Systems Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	2010 NICS Act Record Improvement Program (NARIP) for States and State Court Systems
	CFDA Number:	16.813
	CFDA Description:	NICS Act Record Improvement Program
	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:	2010-BJS-2567
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Mar 15, 2010
	Creation Date:	Mar 15, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	May 07, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	May 07, 2010
	Archive Date:	Jun 06, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	35
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$20,000,000
	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: 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.
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 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. 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. Additionally, pursuant to the Act, there are certain conditions, described below, that a state must satisfy in advance of receiving grants under the Act. In FY 2010, $20 million has been appropriated for this program.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/pub/pdf/narip10sol.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); • 2009 NICS State Records Estimates Development and Validation Project; • NICS Act Record Improvement Program for States and State Court Systems