OHIO OFFICE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES
Total received in grants · trailing 12 months
$20M
$0for every U.S. household÷ 131M U.S. households
In perspective
0.0%of all $162.9B in tracked grants
5separate grants, trailing 12 months
OHIO OFFICE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES has received $20M across 5 federal grants of $1M or more on record.
Data as of July 24, 2026. Source: USAspending.gov, prime contract awards $1M+. Federal spending data lags and has known gaps. This is not a real-time or complete record.
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| Agency | Description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Justice | THE STOP (SERVICES, TRAINING, OFFICERS, PROSECUTORS) VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN FORMULA GRANT PROGRAM (STOP FORMULA GRANT PROGRAM) WAS AUTHORIZED BY THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT (VAWA) OF 1994 AND REAUTHORIZED BY SUBSEQUENT LEGISLATION. THE STOP FORMULA GRANT PROGRAM ENCOURAGES PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT, PROSECUTION, COURTS, AND VICTIM SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS TO ENHANCE VICTIM SAFETY AND HOLD OFFENDERS ACCOUNTABLE IN CASES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING. THE GOAL OF THE GRANT PROGRAM IS TO DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN LAW ENFORCEMENT, PROSECUTION, AND COURT STRATEGIES TO COMBAT VIOLENT CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN AND TO DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN VICTIM SERVICES, INCLUDING COMMUNITY-BASED, CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES, IN CASES INVOLVING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING. | $5,315,065 |
| Department of Justice | FY 2019 OHIO STOP FORMULA GRANT PROGRAM | $4,831,157 |
| Department of Justice | 2018 OHIO STOP VAWA FORMULA GRANT PROGRAM | $4,817,268 |
| Department of Justice | THE OHIO ATTORNEY GENERALS BUREAU OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION (BCI) WILL USE FUNDS TO IMPROVE REPORTING OF DISPOSITIONS AND REPORTING TO NICS OF PERSONS WHO ARE PROHIBITED FROM POSSESSING FIREARMS FOR REASONS RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH. ONLY 54% OF ARRESTS ENTERED INTO OHIOS CRIMINAL RECORDS SYSTEM HAVE A FINAL DISPOSITION ON FILE. THE LARGE VOLUME OF PAPER CRIMINAL RECORDS SUBMITTED TO BCI RENDERS THOSE RECORDS INACCESSIBLE IN STATE AND FEDERAL BACKGROUND CHECKS. WITH PREVIOUS NCHIP FUNDING, BCI HIRED EIGHT FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES TASKED EXCLUSIVELY WITH CONVERTING PAPER RECORDS INTO DIGITAL RECORDS. FUNDING FOR POSITIONS, THOUGH, WILL EXPIRE IN SEPTEMBER 2024. BUDGET CONSTRAINTS AMONGST LOCAL AGENCIES HAVE ALSO MADE IT DIFFICULT TO FUND STAFF CHARGED WITH UPDATING MISSING RECORDS. BCI CURRENTLY OPERATES THE OHIO LAW ENFORCEMENT GATEWAY (OHLEG) THAT ALLOWS LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, PROSECUTORS, COURTS, AND CLERKS OF COURT TO SHARE AND VIEW RELEVANT CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION. HOWEVER, OHLEG HAS LIMITED CONNECTIVITY TO THE OBIS SYSTEM THAT CONTAINS OHIOS CRIMINAL RECORDS REPOSITORY. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN BCI RECENTLY REPLACED ITS BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SYSTEM MUST BE ABLE TO STORE, INDEX, AND SEARCH IMAGES SUBMITTED IN CONNECTION WITH EACH ARREST. HOWEVER, WITHOUT ADDITIONAL CAPACITY TO THE SYSTEM, OHIO WILL HAVE LIMITED ABILITY TO INGEST, STORE, AND SEARCH NEWLY ACQUIRED IMAGES GOING FORWARD. BCI IS REQUESTING FUNDING TO ENHANCE THE CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN THE OHLEG AND OBIS SYSTEMS TO ALLOW EACH AGENCY TO VIEW AND UPDATE ARREST CYCLES ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR JURISDICTION THAT LACK A DISPOSITION; TO PROVIDE SUBGRANT AWARDS TO LOCAL AGENCIES FOR DISPOSITION RECOVERY; FOR SERVER SPACE TO STORE ADDITIONAL DISPOSITIONS; TO CONTINUE THE CONVERSION OF SEALED PAPER CRIMINAL FILES AND FINGERPRINT CARDS INTO ELECTRONIC FORMAT; AND TO INCREASE STORAGE CAPACITY OF OBIS. | $2,879,533 |
| Department of Justice | THE OFFICE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES (OCJS), IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OHIO BUREAU OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION (BCI), PLANS TO USE FUNDS TO REDUCE A BACKLOG OF SEALING AND EXPUNGEMENT ORDERS BY 50%, DIGITIZING 90,000 SEALED PAPER RECORDS, AND CONTINUING THE CONVERSION OF 200,000 FINGERPRINT CARDS. BCI WILL HELP OCJS EXPAND DISPOSITION RECOVERY EFFORTS INITIATED UNDER THE 2023 NATIONAL CRIMINAL HISTORY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM GRANT BY CREATING ADDITIONAL DATA CROSSWALKS BETWEEN THE COMPUTERIZED CRIMINAL HISTORY SYSTEM AND LOCAL COURT CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. BCI WILL ALSO COLLABORATE WITH THE OHIO SUPREME COURT AND SYSTEM VENDORS TO ENHANCE FIREARM ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATIONS BY IMPLEMENTING RELATIONSHIP DATA FIELDS IN COURT SYSTEMS, REDUCING DELAYS AND ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL PROHIBITOR STANDARDS. | $2,395,994 |