FY 2022 National Criminal History Improvement Program

The summary for the FY 2022 National Criminal History Improvement Program grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, 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 as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Bureau of Justice Statistics, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

FY 2022 National Criminal History Improvement Program: OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is publishing this notice to announce the continuation of the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) in fiscal year (FY) 2022, to identify the program priorities, and to provide information on application requirements. This year, BJS is prioritizing the use of funds for two purposes: (1) to improve reporting of dispositions and (2) to improve reporting to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) of persons who are prohibited from possessing firearms for reasons related to mental health.

Federal Grant Title:	FY 2022 National Criminal History Improvement Program
Federal Agency Name:	Bureau of Justice Statistics (USDOJ-OJP-BJS)
Grant Categories:	Information and Statistics
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	O-BJS-2022-171203
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	16.554
CFDA Descriptions:	Information not provided
Current Application Deadline:	May 16th, 2022
Original Application Deadline:	May 16th, 2022
Posted Date:	March 23rd, 2022
Creation Date:	March 23rd, 2022
Archive Date:	May 15th, 2022
Total Program Funding:	$70,000,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$70,000,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$35,000,000
Expected Number of Awards:	42
Cost Sharing or Matching:	Yes
Last Updated:	March 23rd, 2022

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments - Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Full announcement
Grant Announcement Contact: For technical assistance with submitting the Application for Federal Assistance standard form (SF)-424 and a Disclosure of Lobbying Activities form (SF-LLL) in Grants.gov, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726, 606-545-5035, Grants.gov Customer Support, or [email protected]. The Grants.gov Support Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays.

For technical assistance with submitting the full application in DOJ's Justice Grants System (JustGrants), contact the JustGrants Service Desk at 833-872-5175 or [email protected]. The JustGrants Service Desk operates 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. eastern time Monday-Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sunday, and Federal holidays.

For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact Devon Adams, Chief, Criminal Justice Data Improvement Program, by telephone at 202-307-0765, or by email at [email protected]. Include "NCHIP22" in the subject line.

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General information
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