[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 75 (Friday, April 18, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19133-19134]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-10043]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OJP(BJA)-1122]
RIN 1121-ZA68
State Identification Systems (SIS) Grant Program
AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA),
Justice, with funding from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
ACTION: Notice of funding availability.
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SUMMARY: This notice is to announce the availability of $9.5 million
pursuant to the State Identification Systems Grant Program (SIS), as
newly authorized under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty
Act.
DATES: Application kits will be sent out on or about May 15, 1997, to
agencies designated by the Governor or Chief Executive Officer of each
State. To make it easier for States to complete applications, the
application form will be simplified to the maximum extent possible and
narrative requirements will be minimal. Applications must be postmarked
no later than July 1, 1997.
ADDRESSES: All required forms and documentation must be completed and
submitted by the application deadline to the Bureau of Justice
Assistance, c/o State and Local Assistance Division, 633 Indiana
Avenue, Washington, D.C. 20531, or call 202-514-6638.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Department of Justice Response
Center or Maggie H. Shelko, State and Local Assistance Division, BJA,
on 1-800-421-6770. Assistance will be provided for questions concerning
the application process only, not the substance of the application.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following supplementary information is
provided:
The State Identification Systems (SIS) Grant Program enables
eligible States to support three types of efforts. Funds may be applied
to establish, develop, update, or upgrade:
(1) Computerized identification systems that are compatible and
integrated with the databases of the National Crime Information Center
(NCIC) of the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
(2) The capability to analyze deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) of their
forensic laboratories in ways that are compatible and integrated with
the Combined DNA Identification System (CODIS) of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation; and
(3) Automated fingerprint identification systems that are
compatible and integrated with the Integrated Automated Fingerprint
Identification System (IAFIS) of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Eligibility: To be eligible to receive a grant under this program,
a State shall require that each person convicted of a felony of a
sexual nature provide to appropriate State law enforcement officials,
as designated by the chief executive officer of the State, a sample of
blood, saliva, or other specimen necessary to conduct a DNA analysis
consistent with the standards established for DNA testing by the FBI
Director.
For purposes of the SIS grant program, the term ``State'' means any
State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam and the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. However, for the purpose
of this program, American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands shall be considered as one State whereby, 67 percent of
the amounts allocated shall be allocated to American Samoa and 33
percent to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The
determination of which states are eligible will be made by the FBI.
The Fiscal Year 1997 appropriation for the ``State Identification
Systems Grant Program'' is $9.5 million.
An application kit will be mailed to agencies designated by the
Governor or Chief Executive Officer of States. The designated State
agency will be responsible for submitting the State's application,
selecting subrecipients to receive funds, disbursing funds, and
performing other administrative functions. Any State that does not
receive a copy of the application kit may obtain a copy by contacting
the Bureau of Justice Assistance through the DOJ Response Center as
described below.
Each State and territory has been allocated approximately $172,727
except for American Samoa which is allocated $115,727 and Northern
Mariana Islands which is allocated $57,000.
Any appropriated funds which cannot be awarded in any fiscal year
shall be carried forward to the next fiscal year and added to the
amount appropriated by Congress for the SIS Grant Program.
Expenditures for the SIS Grant Program may include equipment,
supplies, training or education expenses, modifications to space
necessary 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(s).
States receiving funding under this program are not required to
pass through funding to local agencies. However, States may use grant
funds in conjunction with local government agencies or enter into a
compact(s) with another State(s) to carry out the grant purposes. No
match is required and the Federal funds may cover up to 100% of the
total cost of the project(s) described in the application.
States are advised to coordinate SIS program resources and
activities with related activities supported by other federal grant
programs including the Bureau of Justice Assistance Byrne Formula Grant
Program, the National Institute of Justice DNA Laboratory Improvement
Program, and the Bureau of Justice Statistics National Criminal History
Records Improvement Program (NCHIP).
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The application, and award processes will be fully explained in the
application kit.
Nancy E. Gist,
Director, Bureau of Justice Assistance.
[FR Doc. 97-10043 Filed 4-17-97; 8:45 am]
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