FY 2019 National Criminal History Improvement Technical Assistance Program (NCHIP TA)

(Solicitation)
Administered by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), the continuation of the
National Criminal History Improvement Technical Assistance Program (NCHIP TA) will
support activities under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP)
and the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Act Record
Improvement Program (NARIP) in fiscal year (FY) 2019. The NCHIP was initiated in
1995 and has encompassed evolving efforts to support state activities for the
establishment of records systems and the collection and use of criminal history and
related records. The NARIP program was implemented in 2009, resulting from the
passage of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-180).

Through this solicitation, BJS seeks a national technical assistance service
provider to support the goals and objectives of its NCHIP and NARIP grant programs.
Direct technical assistance is provided to states, territories, and tribal
jurisdictions to ensure that records systems are developed and managed to conform
to FBI standards, ensure jurisdictions are using the most appropriate technologies,
and adhere to the highest standards of practice with respect to privacy and
confidentiality. This program also routinely collects and evaluates performance
measures to assess the level of improvement of state and national records holdings
and information sharing and exchanges. BJS has supported the NCHIP TA program since
1995.
All applications are due by 11:59 p.m. eastern time on June 3, 2019.