The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking, (SMART) seeks applications for funding under the SMART FY 2022 Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program.
Donor Name: Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART)
State: All States
County: All Counties
U.S. Territories: American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/11/2022
Size of the Grant: $400,000
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system strengthens community safety, protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community
The Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) Support for Adam Walsh Act (AWA) Implementation Grant Program assists jurisdictions with developing and enhancing programs designed to implement the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). SORNA was enacted to provide a comprehensive set of standards for sex offender registration and notification in the United States.
Goals
Under the Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program, the SMART Office funds projects that assist jurisdictions in implementing the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act. The program works to improve sex offender registry systems to support and maintain the implementation of SORNA’s standards.
The goals of the Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program are to —
- facilitate, enhance and maintain jurisdictional implementation of SORNA;
- provide training and technical assistance to jurisdictions implementing SORNA; and
- facilitate information sharing and access among states, tribes, territories, and the District of Columbia.
Objectives
For jurisdictions that have substantially implemented SORNA, the application must explain how the proposed project will support continued implementation of SORNA, enhance current registration and notification programs or address any SORNA requirements that are not fully met, as identified in the most recent SORNA substantial implementation review for the jurisdiction.
Funding Information
Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount of Awards – $400,000.
Period of Performance
Period of Performance Duration (Months) – 36.
Eligibility Criteria
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), State governments
- Others
- Eligible applicants are limited to jurisdictions that are defined by SORNA as states, the District of Columbia, the principal U.S. territories, and federally recognized Indian tribal governments (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior) that are eligible per 34 U.S.C. § 20929 to carry out the functions of SORNA and have elected to do so.
- For the purposes of this solicitation, “state” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
