BJS seeks applications for funding for the fiscal year 2024 National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP). This program aims 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 background checks.?

Applications will be submitted in a two-step process, each with its own deadline:?

BJS seeks applications for funding for fiscal year 2024 National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) Supplemental Funding under the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. This program aims 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).?

Applications will be submitted in a two-step process, each with its own deadline:?

1. Step 1: Submit an SF-424 and an SF-LLL in Grants.gov. Grants.gov forms are due on May 6, 2024, by 5:00 p.m. ET.?
2. Step 2: Submit the full application including attachments in JustGrants.usdoj.gov. The full JustGrants application is due on May 13, 2024, by 5:00 p.m. ET.?

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