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 2023 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, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/05/2023
Size of the Grant: $400,000.00
Grant Duration: 36 months
Details:
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. “Jurisdiction” is defined in SORNA as any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the principal U.S. territories and federally recognized Indian tribes that have elected to implement SORNA.
Goals
Under the Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program, the SMART Office funds projects that assist jurisdictions in implementing SORNA. The program works to improve sex offender registry systems to support and maintain 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.
- For state and territorial jurisdictions that have not yet substantially implemented SORNA, applicants must explain how the proposed project will bring the jurisdiction closer to implementing SORNA based on addressing one or more deficiencies identified in SMART’s most recent SORNA substantial implementation review for the jurisdiction. In addition, for tribal jurisdictions that have not yet substantially implemented SORNA, applicants must have received a SORNA substantial implementation review by the SMART Office, submitted a substantial implementation package for review, or requested and received a “reasonable time” extension from the SMART Office.
Funding Information
- Anticipated Total Amount to be Awarded Under Solicitation: $16.5 million
- Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount of Awards: $400,000.00
Period of Performance Duration (Months)
36
Eligible Applicants
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- State governments
Additional Information on Eligibility
Other 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 more information, visit Grants.gov.
