National Criminal History Improvement Program: Fiscal Year 2005 Program Announcement
National Criminal
History Improvement Program: Fiscal Year 2005 Program Announcement describes
the procedures for applying for continuation funding under the BJS National
Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP). The appropriation for NCHIP-2005
was made pursuant to the Crime Identification Technology Act of 1998,
and the procedures for applying for NCHIP-2005 grants reflect the provisions
of that Act. In particular, State matching funds are required for NCHIP-2005
applications.
The NCHIP program
is an umbrella program that implements the grant provisions of the Crime
Identification Technology Act of 1998, the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention
Act (Brady Act), the National Child Protection Act of 1993 (NCPA), those
provisions of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (Omnibus
Act), the Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Violent Crime Control Act), and
several others. The NCHIP-2005 appropriation under the Crime Identification
Technology Act of 1998 is $24.7 million, with an additional $2.9 million
appropriated for the purposes described in the Violence Against Women
Act of 1994 and the Violence Against Women Act of 2000.
All applications must be electronically submitted through the Office
of Justice Programs' Grants Management System (GMS), at https://grants.ojp.usdoj.gov. Applications should be
submitted by the agency designated by the Governor to administer the
NCHIP program, and must be received, electronically, by April 1, 2005
to be eligible for funding from the FY 2005 appropriation. NCHIP 2005
awards are expected to be made by August 31, 2005.
02/05
Applicants for financial
assistance from BJS should review:
This announcement is one in a series. More recent announcements may be available. To view a list of all
in the series go to the National Criminal History Improvement Program page.
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