Comparisons of Criminal History Information Systems in the United States and Other Nations (CCHIS)

Eligible applicants are national, regional, state, or local public and private entities, including for-profit (commercial) and nonprofit organizations, tribal nonprofit or for-profit organizations, faith-based and community organizations, institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education), federally recognized Indian tribal governments as determined by the Secretary of the Interior, and units of local government that support initiatives to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system. For-profit organizations must agree to forgo any profit or management fee. Foreign governments, foreign organizations, and foreign institutions of higher education are not eligible to apply; however, an eligible applicant may subcontract with such entities if they can be shown to provide qualified support for this project.