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National Decertification Index

Program Information

Popular name

National Decertification Index (NDI)

Program Number

16.038

Program objective

The purpose of this funding is to assist with the implementation of the “Executive Order on Safe Policing for Safe Communities,” signed by President Trump on June 16, 2020. The goal is to maintain and expand the National Decertification Index (NDI) database. The objective of the NDI Database is to coordinate the sharing of information between and among Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies concerning instances of excessive use of force related to law enforcement matters, accounting for applicable privacy and due process rights. The NDI is a national registry of certificate or license revocation actions relating to officer misconduct. The Executive Order states that the database described in Section 3(a) and 3(b) of the Order shall include a mechanism to track, as permissible, terminations or de-certifications of law enforcement officers, criminal convictions of law enforcement officers for on-duty conduct, and civil judgments against law enforcement officers for improper use of force. The database described in Section 3(a) shall also account for instances where a law enforcement officer resigns or retires while under active investigation related to the use of force. The database should consist only of instances in which law enforcement officers were afforded fair process. Performance Measure 1: Number of files states have submitted for the inclusion to the NDI database and what percentage over the previous year submissions; Performance Measure 2: Percentage of agencies that submit files and conduct searches in NDI; and, Performance Measure 3: Percentage of requesting agencies who rated services as satisfactory or better.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

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Additional program information

  1. 2020

    For an overview of the singular award, please visit https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/awards/2020-tz-c2-k001

  2. 2021

    To view award information, please visit https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/awards/2020-tz-c2-k001.

  3. 2022

    Please visit https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/awards/2020-tz-c2-k001 and https://bja.ojp.gov/doc/programs-that-support-law-enforcement.pdf

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

Office of Justice Programs funding opportunities https://www.ojp.gov/funding/explore/current-funding-opportunities Department of Justice Grants Financial Guide (https://www.ojp.gov/funding/financialguidedoj/overview) and Post award Instructions (https://www.ojp.gov/funding/financialguidedoj/iii-postaward-requirements), applicable OMB Circulars and regulations, and Department of Justice regulations applicable to specific types of grantees.

  1. Executive Order on Safe Policing for Safe Communities, Sec. 3. Information Sharing., A database to coordinate the sharing of information between and among Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies concerning instances of excessive use of force related to law enforcement matters, accounting for applicable privacy and due process rights.
  2. 34 U.S.C. § 10142.
  3. https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-safe-policing-safe-communities/.

Program details

Program types

Eligible beneficiaries

  • Other private institution/organization
  • Private nonprofit institution/organization
  • Profit organization
  • Quasi-public nonprofit organization

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