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National Criminal History Improvement Program

BJS Consolidated NCHIP / NARIP

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About

The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) Consolidated National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) is a competitive annual grant program that has invested nearly $1.1 billion since its initiation in 1995 — reauthorized under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 — to strengthen the quality, timeliness, and completeness of criminal history records held by states, territories, and feder…

What this grant funds

Criminal history record quality, timeliness, and disposition reporting; mental health record submissions for NICS firearm background checks; integration with FBI national criminal history systems.

Key facts
CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Annual
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.—
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.—
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.—
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Cooperative agreement
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.—
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Last verified: 22 Jul 2026Source: bjs.ojp.gov