Opportunity Information: Apply for BJS 2018 13843
The FY 2018 NICS Act Record Improvement Program (NARIP) is a U.S. Department of Justice funding opportunity administered by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) to help improve the completeness and accessibility of records used for federal firearm background checks through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). It was created in response to recognized gaps in the data available to NICS, particularly after the April 2007 Virginia Tech shooting, where the shooter was able to purchase firearms from a Federal Firearms Licensee because disqualifying mental health information was not present in the system. The underlying federal law driving this work is the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (NIAA), signed January 8, 2008, which was designed to strengthen how states and other reporting entities identify, capture, and transmit disqualifying records so that NICS can function as intended.
At its core, the program is about closing information gaps that can prevent NICS from flagging people who are legally prohibited from receiving firearms. The opportunity emphasizes records tied to prohibiting mental health adjudications and commitments, but it also covers other disqualifying factors that should be reflected in the databases NICS relies on. By supporting upgrades and improvements to record systems, data quality, and reporting workflows, NARIP aims to make it less likely that a firearm transfer proceeds when the purchaser is prohibited under federal or applicable law, simply because the relevant record was missing, incomplete, or not accessible in time.
This FY 2018 opportunity was offered as a discretionary cooperative agreement, meaning the federal agency expects to have an active role in overseeing or guiding aspects of the project beyond what is typical in a standard grant. The funding opportunity number is BJS 2018 13843, and it falls under the activity category of Information and Statistics, reflecting BJS's mission focus on data systems, reporting, and statistical infrastructure rather than direct service delivery. The program is associated with CFDA number 16.813, and it was posted on March 13, 2018, with an application deadline of May 14, 2018.
In terms of scale, the solicitation anticipated making about 28 awards, with an award ceiling of up to $5,000,000 per award. Eligibility is described broadly as "Others" with clarification expected in the full eligibility section of the solicitation, which typically indicates that more specific definitions or limitations apply (for example, states, territories, tribes, local governments, or designated agencies) even if the top-line eligibility field appears general. Overall, the grant opportunity is framed as an investment in the data infrastructure and interagency processes needed to ensure disqualifying records, especially those involving prohibiting mental health determinations and other prohibitors, are properly recorded and made available for background checks to reduce the risk of prohibited firearm transfers.Apply for BJS 2018 13843
- The Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics in the information and statistics sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2018 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 Mar 13, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 14, 2018. (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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