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Opportunity Information: Apply for BJS 2014 3834

• The Bureau of Justice Statistics in the information and statistics sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2014 NICS Act Record Improvement Program (NARIP)" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.813 NICS Act Record Improvement Program.
• This funding opportunity was created on Mar 20, 2014 and posted on Mar 20, 2014.
• Applicants must submit their applications by May 12, 2014. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2024.)
• The funding agency has allocated a total of $12,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 27 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
• The NIAA provides that the grants authorized are to be made in a manner consistent with the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP). The NARIP applications must be submitted by (a) the agency designated by the Governor to administer the NCHIP program, (b) the state or territory central administrative office or similar entity designated by statute or regulation to administer federal grant funds on behalf of the jurisdiction s court system, or (c) federally recognized Indian tribal government. Note In accordance with the NIAA (see 18 U.S.C. 922 note), there are two specific conditions that each state must satisfy before being eligible to receive grants 1. First, each State shall provide the Attorney General with a reasonable estimate, as calculated by a method determined by the Attorney General of the number of the records subject to the NIAA completeness requirements. (Id.) The last round of estimates were collected in 2011. Applicants under this solicitation should confirm with BJS whether this eligibility criteria has been met. 2. Second, to be eligible for a grant under this program, a State shall certify, to the satisfaction of the Attorney General, that the State has implemented a relief from disabilities program. (Id.) For the purpose of this solicitation, a relief from disabilities program is a program that permits persons who have been adjudicated a mental defective or committed to a mental institution to obtain relief from the firearms disabilities imposed by law as a result of such adjudication or commitment. This relief must be based on a finding, in accordance with principles of due process, by a state court, board, commission, or other lawful authority, that the circumstances of the disability and the person s record and reputation are such that the person will not be likely to act in a manner dangerous to the public safety and that the granting of relief would not be contrary to the public interest. The certification form is available on the ATF website at www.atf.gov/files/forms/download/atf f 3210 12.pdf. For further information, please visit NICS Improvement Act Questions and Answers on the BJS website at www.bjs.gov/index.cfmtytptid49#qanda

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