"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 |
