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Technical assistance (TA)

State Justice Statistics for Statistical Analysis Centers Technical Assistance Program

Closing Date
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is publishing this notice to announce the Technical Assistance Program to support activities under the State Justice Statistics Program for Statistical Analysis Centers (SJS-SAC) in fiscal year 2015. The SJS-SAC program is designed to maintain and enhance each state's capacity to coordinate statistical activities in the state, conduct research on relevant criminal justice issues, and serve as a liaison...

National Criminal History Improvement Technical Assistance Program (NCHIP TA)

Closing Date
Through this solicitation, BJS is seeking a national technical assistance service provider to support the goals and objectives of its National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) and NICS Act Record Improvement Program (NARIP). 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...

FY 2016 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 used for criminal justice and noncriminal justice background checks. Four objectives are targeted: (1) providing direct financial and technical assistance to states and tribes to improve their criminal records systems and other related systems in an effort to support background checks; (2)...