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DOJ Awards $26 Million to Enhance State Criminal Justice Records


September 27, 2005 By

The Department of Justice yesterday announced awards of $26 million to state agencies and tribes to improve the completeness, quality and accessibility of the nation's criminal record systems.

"These awards will improve the accuracy of criminal history records and ensure that qualified persons are placed in positions of trust and other sensitive areas," said Regina B. Schofield, Assistant Attorney General for the Department's Office of Justice Programs (OJP). "Improving linkage of records between state and federal agencies additionally improves the nation's ability to immediately identify persons prohibited from purchasing a firearm."

Funding is provided under the Department's Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) and is administered by OJP's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS).

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Award amounts by state:
Alabama$626,100
Alaska$268,980
American Samoa$175,000
Arizona$345,000
Arkansas$269,000
California$1,425,000
Colorado$500,906
Connecticut$465,400
Delaware$250,000
Florida$973,000
Georgia$375,600
Guam$175,000
Hawaii $468,000
Idaho$150,000
Indiana$428,000
Iowa$348,090
Kansas$300,000
Kentucky$269,000
Louisiana$394,000
Maine$384,000
Maryland$275,472
Massachusetts$544,000
Michigan$520,549
Minnesota$496,500
Mississippi$269,000
Missouri$338,970
Montana$269,000
Nebraska$269,000
Nevada$269,000
New Hampshire$353,691
New Jersey$1,748,800
New Mexico $339,000
New York$1,437,300
North Carolina $297,000
North Dakota$269,000
Ohio$648,000
Oklahoma $269,000
Oregon$347,000
Pennsylvania$1,654,273
Rhode Island$294,000
South Carolina $449,000
South Dakota$270,000
Tennessee$384,000
Texas$1,085,000
Utah$324,000
Vermont$298,218
Virginia$1,404,263
Virgin Islands$175,000
Washington$697,000
West Virginia $554,208
Wisconsin$562,733
Wyoming$179,000
Total$25,881,053


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