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MARCH 23, 2023

BJS solicitation


FY 2023 National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) solicitation

BJS seeks applications for funding for the fiscal year 2023 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:

  1. Step 1: Submit an SF-424 and an SF-LLL in Grants.gov. Grants.gov forms are due on May 24, 2023, by 8:59 p.m. ET.
  2. Step 2: Submit the full application including attachments in JustGrants.usdoj.gov. The full JustGrants package is due on May 31, 2023, by 8:59 p.m. ET.

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BJS solicitation


FY 2023 Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Laboratories solicitation

BJS seeks applications for administering the fiscal year 2024 Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Laboratories. This program provides insight into U.S. crime laboratories to identify their resources, needs, trends, and challenges.

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 24, 2023, by 8:59 p.m. ET.
  2. Step 2: Submit the full application including attachments in JustGrants.usdoj.gov. The full JustGrants package is due on May 31, 2023, by 8:59 p.m. ET.

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The Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice is the principal federal agency responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating reliable statistics on crime and criminal justice in the United States. Alexis R. Piquero, PhD, is the director.

For more information on BJS's publications, data collections, data analysis tools, and funding opportunities, visit bjs.ojp.gov.


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