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MDPS FY13 Improving Firearms Background Checks

Award Information

Award #
2013-DG-BX-K005
Location
Awardee County
Hinds
Congressional District
Status
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2013
Total funding (to date)
$344,195

Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2013, $344,195)

The Office of Justice Programs funds the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) and the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Act Record Improvement Program (NARIP). Both of these programs provide essential support and guidance to improve reporting of criminal history and related records used for background checks conducted through the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) NICS, for individuals seeking to purchase certain firearms. Recent acts of violence have focused national attention on the urgent need to close several persistent information gaps remaining in the background check process. The Bureau of Justice Assistance, in close coordination with Bureau of Justice Statistics and the FBI, is funding a one-time grant program to complement the ongoing NCHIP and NARIP programs by improving and expanding the data accessible to NICS at the time of a firearm background check to ensure lawful purchases.

The recipient will use the funds to develop and implement a secure, web-based application for court clerks to upload mental health adjudications and commitment records to the Mississippi Criminal Information Center.

CA/NCF

Date Created: September 4, 2013