NCJ Number
176551
Date Published
1999
Length
2 pages
Annotation
This fact sheet describes the Bureau of Justice Assistance's (BJA) State Identification Systems (SIS) Grants Program, which was established to give States the resources to develop or improve their computerized identification systems and integrate those systems with the FBI's national identification databases.
Abstract
BJA awarded $9.7 million in FBI-funded SIS grants to eligible States in fiscal year 1998. A total of $8.9 million is available for award in fiscal year 1999. States may use SIS grants for equipment, supplies, training or educational expenses, space modifications to accommodate equipment, contractor-provided services to address backlog or program implementation issues, and State and local personnel expenses if personnel are devoted to a qualifying identification project. The grants can be used to create computerized identification systems that are compatible and integrated with databases of the FBI's National Crime Information Center, improve forensic laboratories ability to analyze DNA, and develop automated fingerprint systems. States may use SIS grants in conjunction with local government agencies or with other States in any combination, but they need not pass funding through to local agencies. To be eligible for a grant, a State must require each person convicted of a felony of a sexual nature to provide a sample of blood, saliva, or other specimen to appropriate State law enforcement officials for use in conducting a DNA analysis. List of sources of additional information