National Criminal History Improvement Program NCHIP

National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP)

Through the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP), Bureau of Justice Statistics of the Department of Justice, provides direct awards and technical assistance to states and localities to improve the quality, timeliness, and immediate accessibility of criminal history records and related information. Complete records require that data from all components of the criminal justice system, including law enforcement, prosecutors, courts, and corrections be integrated and linked. NCHIP assists states to establish the integrated infrastructure that meets the needs of all components.

NCHIP Program Goals and Objectives

To ensure that accurate records are available for use in law enforcement, including sex offender registry requirements, and to protect public safety and national security.
To permit states to identify—
- Ineligible firearm purchasers
- Persons ineligible to hold positions involving children, the elderly, or the disabled
- Persons subject to protection orders or wanted, arrested, or convicted of stalking and/or domestic violence
- Persons ineligible to be employed or hold licenses for specified positions
- Persons potentially presenting threats to public safety

For more information on the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) , please visit the following web page on the Bureau of Justice Statistic (BJS) web site: http://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=tp&tid=47

State of Connecticut NCHIP Funding and Project Summaries

The Office of Policy and Management serves as the State Administering Agency (SAA) for the distribution of NCHIP funds in Connecticut. Within that role, OPM serves as the facilitator and coordinator to gather complex NCHIP project narrative and budget information prepared by entities such as the Judicial Branch, the Office of the Probate Court Administrator, the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection and the Department of Mental Health & Addiction Service. A comprehensive project document, containing the required application components for each agency/project, is then submitted the to the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) for evaluation and review. When an NCHIP grant award is made by BJS to the State of Connecticut, OPM will then issue individual grant awards by agency/project and then coordinate any required grant administration activity, including the submission of Quarterly and/or semi-annual BJS reporting requirements, throughout the life of the grant.

The NCHIP program was initiated in 1995 and awards are made annually to each applicant state and eligible territory by the Bureau of Justice Statistics. NCHIP funds distribution is based on need rather than population or other formula-based methodology, i.e., funds are awarded on a competitive application basis.

Chronology and Project Summaries for NCHIP Funds Awarded to the State of Connecticut

2020 | 2019 |2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007| 2006| | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 |

Year	Grant ID	FED Award	STATE Match	Total
NCHIP		(estimated)	(estimated)	(estimated)
1995-1999	various	$2,397,968		$2,397,968
2000-2003	2000-RH-CX-K020	$2,420,000	$268,890	$2,688,890
2004	2004-RU-BX-K012	$421,000	$46,778	$467,778
2005	2004-RU-BX-K012	$465,400	$115,350	$580,750
2006	2006-SK-BX-K004	$147,760	$36,940	$184,700
2007	[No Award]
2008	2008-SK-BX-K008	$265,440	$66,360	$331,800
2009	2009-RU-BX-K001	$319,040	$79,760	$398,800
2010	2010-MU-BX-K028	$565,437	$141,359	$706,796
2011	2011-MU-BX-K049	$596,760	$66,307	$663,067
2012	[No Award]
2013	2013-MU-BX-K012	$367,560	$40,840	$408,400
2014	2014-RU-BX-K009	$1,931,188	$193,119	$2,124,307
2015	2015-RU-BX-K026	$2,170,386	$241,154	$2,411,540
	TOTAL	$12,067,939	$1,296,857	$13,364,796
NARIP
2011	2011-NS-BX-K005	$3,250,000	$0	$3,250,000
2012	2012-NS-BX-K005	$1,650,000	$0	$1,650,000
	TOTAL	$4,900,000	$0	$4,900,000
(JAG) Improving the Completeness of Firearm Background Checks
2013	2013-DG-BX-K004	$878,410	$0	$878,410
	TOTAL	$878,410	$0	$878,410

	GRAND TOTAL	$17,846,349	$1,296,857	$19,143,206

State of Connecticut Office of Policy and Management