# NICS Act Record Improvement Program (16.813)

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NICS Act Record Improvement Program is run by Department of Justice. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $91.9 million in 93 grants, about $988,443 per award.

## Objectives

Program goal(s) name: Improve FBI’s NICS
Program goal(s) description: Improve the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) by assisting states and tribes to improve the completeness, automation, and transmittal of records used by the NICS to state and federal systems.
Program objective(s) name: Improve systems and infrastructure that support national record holdings and background check systems.
Program objective(s) description: Ensure that the infrastructure is developed to connect state and tribal records systems to national records systems operated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), including the National Crime Information Center (NCIC), the Next Generation Identification (NGI) standards, criminal history information available through the Interstate Identification Index (III), and National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Indices.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $28.8 million | 33 |
| 2022 | $24.2 million | 25 |
| 2023 | $23.7 million | 19 |
| 2024 | $17.9 million | 16 |
| 2025 | -$2.6 million | 0 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services | New York | $9.2 million |
| State of West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals | West Virginia | $8.6 million |
| Virginia State Police | Virginia | $7.2 million |
| Oklahoma District Attorneys Council | Oklahoma | $6.8 million |
| Judiciary Courts of the State of Indiana | Indiana | $6.1 million |
| State Patrol Nebraska | Nebraska | $5.5 million |
| Nevada Department of Public Safety | Nevada | $5.1 million |
| Arizona Criminal Justice Commission | Arizona | $5.1 million |
| Department of Public Safety Missouri | Missouri | $4.2 million |
| Alaska Department of Public Safety | Alaska | $4.2 million |
| Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice | Louisiana | $3.3 million |
| Florida Department of Law Enforcement | Florida | $2.8 million |
| State Police Oregon Department | Oregon | $2.8 million |
| Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration | Tennessee | $2.7 million |
| Attorney General Hawaii Department of TH | Hawaii | $2.6 million |
| Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency | Alabama | $2.2 million |
| Crime & Delinquency Pa Commission on | Pennsylvania | $2.2 million |
| State Law Enforcement Division | South Carolina | $2.0 million |
| Quinault Indian Nation | Washington | $1.8 million |
| Maryland Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services | Maryland | $1.8 million |