National Criminal History Improvement Program Live Scan Equipment Program

The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority is offering the National Criminal History Improvement Program Live Scan Equipment Notice of Funding Opportunity # 3242 - 0526 to support Illinois justice system agencies in improving the timeliness, accuracy, and completeness of criminal history records submitted to the Illinois State Police. Grants will use FFY23 National Criminal History Improvement Program funding and reimburse eligible agencies for expenses associated with procuring live scan fingerprinting equipment. Live scan is an inkless electronic system that captures fingerprint images and demographic information in digital form and transmits the information to the Illinois State Police for processing. The Illinois State Police subsequently forwards inquiries electronically to the FBI, allowing biometric identification to occur with little to no human intervention. The opportunity specifically targets Illinois justice system agencies that currently submit Criminal History Record Information to the Illinois State Police and either do not own a live scan device capable of CHRI System fingerprint submissions or use obsolete live scan hardware and/or software. Justice system agencies may include local law enforcement agencies, state law enforcement agencies, courts, the Illinois Department of Corrections, and other correctional agencies in Illinois. Local Illinois units of government also may apply as implementing agencies on behalf of justice system agencies serving as program agencies. Agencies that received funding through ICJIA's National Criminal History Improvement Program Live Scan Equipment Notice of Funding Opportunity # 3242 - 0925 are expressly ineligible for this solicitation. A total of $1,699,266 is available through the solicitation. Applicants may request a minimum grant of $10,000 and a maximum grant of $75,000, with requests limited to no more than $25,000 per live scan device. Awards and resulting agreements remain contingent upon the availability of funds. Applicants are required to obtain three written quotes from live scan vendors to support accurate budget projections. Quotes may be obtained through vendor websites, email or telephone outreach, or published online or hard-copy catalogs or price lists. Agencies selected for funding must submit the quotes before execution of the grant agreement. Once live scan equipment is installed by a justice system agency, the Illinois State Police is responsible for certifying the device for fingerprint submissions to the Criminal History Record Information System. Applicants must be registered in the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act Grantee Portal to become eligible to apply. Applicants also must be in good standing with all GATA pre-qualification requirements and must receive approval of the Internal Control Questionnaire and Programmatic Risk Assessment before execution of a grant agreement. Completed application materials were required to be submitted through Euna. Applications could not be submitted by email, mail, fax, or in person. Incomplete applications were not reviewed, and late submissions could not be submitted or reviewed. The NOFO was posted May 14, 2026. Questions regarding the opportunity could be submitted to CJA.LiveScan@illinois.gov through 5:00 p.m. CST on June 15, 2026, with substantive questions and responses posted by ICJIA. Completed applications were due through Euna by 5:00 p.m. on June 22, 2026. The source identifies July 23, 2026, for Budget Committee review and approval of recommended designations. Designations were to be recommended in batches on a rolling basis, and grants were to be executed on a rolling basis as the Budget Committee approved those designations. Each grant is expected to have a performance period of up to three months, or one quarter. Individual grant start dates depend upon the date on which the Budget Committee approves the related designation. Recipients may be required to submit financial and performance reports in accordance with CFR Part 200 Uniform Requirements, and future awards and fund drawdowns may be withheld when required reports are delinquent. Questions concerning the opportunity may be directed to Michael Lynch at the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority through the program email address CJA.LiveScan@illinois.gov. The source does not state that this solicitation recurs annually or on another regular schedule, so no future application cycle is inferred.

Submit a complete application through Euna by the deadline because incomplete and late applications will not be reviewed. Obtain three written vendor quotes and build the budget around documented costs. Keep the request between $10,000 and $75,000 and at no more than $25,000 per live scan device. Clearly establish that the agency either lacks a qualifying live scan device or is using obsolete live scan hardware or software. Ensure required GATA standing and pre-award requirements are satisfied.