§ Federal grant opportunity · O-BJS-2026-172688
BJS FY 2026 Consolidated National Criminal History Improvement Program
Bureau of Justice Statistics is accepting applications for BJS FY 2026 Consolidated National Criminal History Improvement Program. The deadline is September 28, 2026 and the published award range is $2.2M.
Key facts
- Funder
- Bureau of Justice Statistics
- Application deadline
- September 28, 2026
- Award range
- $2.2M
- Eligibility
- Courts: The state central administrative office or similar entity designated by statute or regulation to administer federal grant funds on behalf of the jurisdiction's court system.
- Geography
- United States
- Focus areas
- Research
- Opportunity number
- O-BJS-2026-172688
Program overview
1) NCHIP ($59,000,000)- This program aims to improve the nation's safety and security by enhancing the quality, completeness, and accessibility of criminal history record information; and by ensuring the nationwide implementation of criminal justice and non-criminal justice background check systems. 2) NCHIP SF BSCA ($40,000,000) - This program furthers the DOJ's mission 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. This program was developed to implement Title III, Division B (3) - Appropriations outlined in the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (Pub. L. 117-159). 3) NARIP ($24,000,000)- This program provides grants to assist states, state court systems and tribal governments in updating the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) with certain mental health, protection and restraining order, domestic violence conviction, and other criminal history record information which may disqualify individuals from purchasing or possessing firearms. BJS coordinates its work on the NICS program with the efforts of the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) to ensure that funded state and state court system programs are complementary and consistent with the overall goal of improving the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of state and national criminal records.
How to apply
- Confirm your organization meets the eligibility criteria above.
- Read the full funding opportunity announcement from Bureau of Justice Statistics.
- Draft your narrative against the funder's stated priorities and review criteria.
- Submit before September 28, 2026, allowing time for registration and validation.
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