Grants for Native American tribal organizations - Information and Statistics

This program provides financial assistance to very small, struggling rural communities in Alabama for planning and feasibility studies related to essential water and waste disposal projects.

With this solicitation, BJS seeks to reduce violent crime and address gun violence by improving the accuracy, utility, and interstate accessibility of criminal history and related records in support of national record systems and their use for name- and fingerprint-based criminal history background checks. The solicitation for the FY 2024 National Criminal History Improvement Program Supplemental Funding under the Bipartisan Safer Streets Act was released on March 4, 2024. The FY 2024 NICS Act Record Improvement Program solicitation will be released later in FY 2024.

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is seeking applications for funding. OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety, protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. With this solicitation, BJS seeks to reduce violent crime and address gun violence by improving the accuracy, utility, and interstate accessibility of criminal history and related records in support of national record systems and their use for name- and fingerprint-based criminal history record background checks. This program was developed to implement Title III, Division B (3) – Appropriations outlined in the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (P.L. 117–159). The solicitation for the FY 2024 National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) was released on March 4, 2024. The FY 2024 NICS Act Record Improvement Program solicitation will be released later in FY 2024. This program furthers the DOJ’s mission to uphold the rule of law, to keep our country safe, and to protect civil rights.

This program provides financial assistance to rural communities in Idaho for infrastructure projects that promote economic development and job creation.