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Background check systems

Solicitation: The 2018-21 Firearm Inquiry Statistics (FIST) Program

Apply now for funding to administer the program which—

  • provides national estimates of the total number of firearm purchase applications received and denied pursuant to the Brady Act and similar state laws
  • collects counts of firearm transfers and permit checks conducted by state and local agencies and combines them with the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) transaction data
  • collects information on reasons...

FY 2018 National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP)

Closing Date
This program is intended 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 noncriminal justice background check systems. Achieving this goal is contingent on accomplishing four objectives: Providing direct financial and technical assistance to states and tribes to improve their criminal records systems and...