Opportunity Information: Apply for BJS 2017 11590
The FY 2017 NICS Act Record Improvement Program (NARIP) was a U.S. Department of Justice grant opportunity administered by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) to help states and other eligible entities improve the quality, completeness, and accessibility of records used for firearm background checks through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). It was created in response to well-documented gaps that can prevent NICS from working as intended, especially when key disqualifying records are missing, incomplete, delayed, or not shared in a format that can be searched quickly during a firearms transfer check.
The underlying policy driver for the program is the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (NIAA), enacted after the April 2007 Virginia Tech shooting. In that case, the shooter was able to buy firearms from a federally licensed firearms dealer because records related to prohibiting mental health history were not available to NICS at the time of purchase. The NIAA was designed to close that kind of information gap by encouraging and supporting better reporting of disqualifying events, including certain mental health adjudications and commitments, along with other categories of prohibiting factors. The practical aim is straightforward: when the relevant legal records exist but are not reachable by NICS, prohibited purchasers may pass background checks; when those records are properly captured and made available, NICS can more reliably identify prohibited individuals and deny unlawful transfers.
This particular funding opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number BJS 2017 11590) was offered as a discretionary cooperative agreement, meaning recipients would generally be expected to coordinate closely with the awarding agency and follow agreed-upon implementation and reporting requirements. The activity category was listed as Information and Statistics, reflecting the program focus on record systems, data quality, and the processes that move records from courts, mental health adjudication systems, and other custodians into repositories that can be queried for background checks. The CFDA number associated with the program was 16.813.
The solicitation anticipated making about 28 awards, with a maximum award amount (ceiling) of up to $5,000,000 per award. The opportunity opened on January 18, 2017, and the original application deadline was April 19, 2017. Eligibility was described broadly as "Others" with additional clarification provided in the full eligibility section of the solicitation; in practice, NARIP opportunities typically center on state-level agencies and partners responsible for maintaining or transmitting the kinds of records NICS relies on, but applicants would need to confirm eligibility based on the detailed language in the posted announcement.
In summary, FY 2017 NARIP was designed to strengthen the nation’s background check infrastructure by funding projects that improve record completeness and reporting pathways so that prohibiting records, especially certain mental health-related prohibitions and other disqualifying factors, are available to NICS in time and in usable form. The program’s central goal is not to create new prohibitions, but to ensure that existing legal determinations that should block firearm purchases are accurately reflected in the systems used during background checks.Apply for BJS 2017 11590
- The Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics in the information and statistics sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2017 NICS Act Record Improvement Program (NARIP)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.813.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 18, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 19, 2017. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $5,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 28 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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