# BJS FY25 Consolidated National Criminal History Improvement Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-bjs-2025-172527-bjs-fy25-consolidated-national-criminal-history-improvement/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/361155

> Bureau of Justice Statistics offered grants of up to $2.4 million to state and local governments and tribes. It expected to make about 56 awards worth $135 million in total. Applications closed on February 24, 2026.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-BJS-2025-172527 |
| Agency | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | February 24, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | $2.4 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 56 |
| Total funding | $135 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.554, 16.813 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

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.

## What the grant funds

1) NCHIP ($70,000,000)- 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 ($25,000,000)- 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.

## Questions people ask

### Is O-BJS-2025-172527 still open?

No. It closed on February 24, 2026.

### Who can apply for BJS FY25 Consolidated National Criminal History Improvement Program?

Bureau of Justice Statistics accepted applications from state and local governments and tribes. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for BJS FY25 Consolidated National Criminal History Improvement Program?

Closed February 24, 2026. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $2.4 million each. About $135 million in total across about 56 awards.

### Who has won National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Virginia State Police, State Patrol Nebraska, Office of Policy & Management. The program made 239 awards worth $361 million in that time.