2015 National Crime Statistics Exchange (NCS X) Implementation Assistance Program Phase I Support for State Programs | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The 2015 National Crime Statistics Exchange (NCS-X) Implementation Assistance Program Phase I: Support for State Programs is a Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) funding opportunity designed to help states strengthen or build the infrastructure needed to report incident-based crime data to the FBI National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS). The core goal is to expand state-level capacity so more local law enforcement agencies can submit detailed incident-level data that can be consolidated by the state and transmitted to the FBI through the preferred "state pipeline" model. This effort is aligned with the FBI plan to make NIBRS the national standard for crime data reporting and to phase out the older Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Summary Reporting System. BJS is running this program with support from the FBI Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division, which manages NIBRS.

The program focuses on improving the "state pipeline," meaning the systems and processes a state UCR program uses to receive incident-based records from local agencies, validate and process those records, and then forward them in the correct NIBRS format to the FBI. Since the national transition to NIBRS is expected to increase the number of participating local agencies, states need stronger technical capacity, improved data handling workflows, and the organizational readiness to manage higher volumes of more complex data. The solicitation emphasizes that enhancing state capacity is a joint BJS and FBI CJIS priority because state programs act as the central hub that enables widespread, standardized reporting.

Funding under this solicitation is intended to support three main types of state projects. First, it supports state UCR programs that are moving from Summary Reporting to an incident-based reporting environment that can produce NIBRS-compliant submissions to the FBI. Second, it supports the creation of a new state program capable of collecting incident-based crime data from local agencies and reporting those data to NIBRS, which is especially relevant for states that do not currently have a functioning state UCR program or do not have a certified incident-based component. Third, it supports already NIBRS-certified state programs that need to expand their capacity to receive and process more incident-based data, particularly in states where participation is still limited and fewer than 80 local agencies are submitting incident-based data through the state program.

The award mechanism is a cooperative agreement, which typically signals that BJS expects to have substantial involvement during the project period (for example, coordination, technical guidance, milestones, or other collaboration beyond what is common in a standard grant). The opportunity is categorized under "Information and Statistics," and the CFDA number listed is 16.734 (Special Data Collections and Statistical Studies). There is no cost sharing or matching requirement, which lowers the barrier for states to participate and makes it easier to focus resources on system development, implementation, and expansion.

Eligibility is limited and targeted. Applicants must be either one of the 28 State UCR Programs specifically identified in the solicitation appendix, or a state agency in Indiana, Mississippi, or New Mexico that will be officially designated to collect incident-based data from local law enforcement agencies and report those data to the FBI NIBRS. The eligibility language reflects the practical gaps BJS is trying to address: some states do not have a state UCR program at all, some lack an FBI-certified incident-based reporting component, and others are certified but still have relatively low local agency participation. While BJS welcomes applications that include multiple entities, the state UCR program (or the designated state agency in IN, MS, or NM) must serve as the lead applicant, with any partners included as subrecipients. Only one application per lead applicant is allowed, although subrecipients may participate across multiple proposals.

In terms of funding scale and timing, BJS estimated total funding at $5,000,000 and expected to make about 30 awards. The posting date was May 1, 2015, with an application closing date of June 30, 2015, and an archive date of July 30, 2015. The notice lists award floor and ceiling as $0, which usually indicates that award amounts were not predetermined in the public summary and would depend on proposed scope, readiness, and negotiated budgets under the cooperative agreement framework.

Overall, the opportunity is best understood as an implementation and capacity-building program aimed at accelerating the national move to incident-based crime reporting by strengthening the state-level infrastructure that local agencies rely on. By investing in state pipelines, BJS and FBI CJIS are trying to ensure that increased NIBRS participation does not overwhelm state programs and that data can be collected, processed, and transmitted consistently and accurately as the Summary Reporting System is phased out.

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