The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice
Statistics (BJS) is seeking applications for funding.
OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and equity, increases access to
justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens
community safety, protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between
law enforcement and the community.
With this solicitation, BJS seeks to reduce violent crime and address gun violence by improving
the accuracy, utility, and interstate accessibility of criminal history and related records in support
of national record systems and their use for name- and fingerprint-based criminal history record
background checks. This program was developed to implement Title III, Division B (3) –
Appropriations outlined in the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (P.L. 117–159). The solicitation
for the FY 2024 National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) was released on
March 4, 2024. The FY 2024 NICS Act Record Improvement Program solicitation will be
released later in FY 2024.
This program furthers the DOJ’s mission to uphold the rule of law, to keep our country safe, and
to protect civil rights.