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NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY
 Deadline: Feb 18, 2026 
National Criminal History Improvement Program Live Scan Equipment Notice of Funding Opportunity # 3242 - 0925
October 24, 2025 to February 18, 2026

The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority is issuing a funding opportunity for the reimbursement of expenses of procuring live scan fingerprinting equipment to improve the timeliness, accuracy, and completeness of criminal history records submitted by Illinois justice system agencies. Grants will be made with FFY23 National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) funding. A total of $1,900,629 is available through this solicitation.

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FilenameLast UpdatedSize
NCHIPLiveScanQAUpdatesandResponse.pdf Jan 02, 2026   139 B
NCHIPLiveScanNOFOZip.zip Oct 24, 2025   345 B
NCHIPLiveScanNOFOInstructionPacket.pdf Oct 24, 2025   349 B
For funding opportunities prior to 2019, please visit ICJIA's legacy GATA site: https://legacy-grants.icjia.cloud/grants