Closed · O-BJS-2025-172527 · CFDA 16.554;16.813 · Discretionary
BJS FY25 Consolidated National Criminal History Improvement Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of Justice Statistics, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $2.4M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- February 24, 2026
- Close date
- 56
- Expected awards
The verdict
BJS FY25 Consolidated National Criminal History Improvement Program is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Justice Statistics that offered Up to $2,410,714 across 56 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- up to $2.4M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 56
- expected awards
- 16.554;16.813
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - BJS FY25 Consolidated National Criminal History Improvement Program - is cataloged under number O-BJS-2025-172527 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 16.554;16.813, posted by Bureau of Justice Statistics. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on January 15, 2026. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a cooperative agreement.
Award economics. The award range on file is Up to $2,410,714. The agency has projected $135.0 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 56 awards. If the agency funds the expected 56 awards from the $135.0 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $2.4 million. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on February 24, 2026. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
Up to $2,410,714
Close Date
February 24, 2026
Posted
January 15, 2026
Est. Total Funding
$135,000,000
Expected Awards
56
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
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.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category codes 00, 07, 25. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
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