National Criminal History Improvement Program: Fiscal Year 2003 Program Announcement
National Criminal History Improvement Program: Fiscal Year 2003 Program Announcement describes the procedures for applying for continuation funding under the BJS National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP). The appropriation for NCHIP-2003 was made pursuant to the Crime Identification Technology Act of 1998, and the procedures for applying for NCHIP-2003 grants reflect the provisions of that Act. In particular, State matching funds are required for NCHIP-2003 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-2003 appropriation under the Crime Identification Technology Act of 1998 is $40 million, with an additional $3 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 30, 2003
to be eligible for funding from the FY 2003 appropriation. NCHIP 2003
awards are expected to be made by August 1, 2003.
03/03
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 NCHIP page.
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