Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program

 

Goals: To assist states, the District of Columbia, principal U.S. territories and tribes with developing and/or enhancing programs designed to implement requirements of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), Title I of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (AWA); to fund other grant programs that support AWA; and to provide for the maintenance and operation of the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website (NSOPW.gov). Objectives: For jurisdictions that have substantially implemented SORNA, support continued implementation, enhance registration programs and address any SORNA requirements that are not yet met. For jurisdictions that have not yet substantially implemented SORNA, support the jurisdictions efforts to address deficiencies to substantially implement SORNA. Additionally, assist criminal justice professionals across the entire spectrum of sex offender management activities needed to prevent sexual violence and ensure public safety. SORNA also sets forth requirements for sex offender registries to participate in NSOPW. NSOPW links to state, territory and tribal public sex offender registries allowing nationwide searches for registered sex offenders, and provides numerous additional technical tools and resources. AWA Objective: To improve public sex offender registry systems to support and maintain SORNA implementation. Performance Measure 1: Number of staff trained (if applicable). Performance Measure 2: Number of records that are automated (if applicable) NSOPW Objective: To provide the public with a single U.S. government website that links public state, the District of Columbia, territorial, and tribal sex offender registries in one national search site. Performance Measure 1: Number of inquiries against NSOPW. Performance Measure 2: Number of states (including D.C.), territories, and tribes participating in NSOPW.

Active 16.750 Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice B - Project Grants Fiscal Year 2018 In fiscal year 2018, SMART received 58 applications under the Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program solicitation, and funded 47.
Fiscal Year 2019 SMART received 63 applications and funded 60 applications in fiscal year 2019. Funding provided under this program has assisted with implementation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) and has provided assistance to criminal justice professionals across the entire spectrum of sex offender management activities needed to ensure public safety.
Fiscal Year 2021 SMART received 45 applications in fiscal year 2021. At the time of publishing, award decisions had not been determined.
Fiscal Year 2022 For a summary of accomplishments please visit: https://www.ojp.gov/files/archives/pressreleases/2022/doj-awards-20-million-help-register-and-track-sex-offenders Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (AWA), Title I, Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, Public Law 116-6, 133 U.S.C. 13, 113
34 U.S.C. 20901
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Public Law 117-328, Statute 136,4459, 4535 For AWA Implementation: States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, America Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and federally recognized Indian tribes who have elected to carry out the requirements of SORNA. Only applicant jurisdictions that are enhancing, maintaining or working toward substantial implementation of SORNA are eligible to apply for AWA implementation grants. For other assistance listings using AWA funds, eligible applicants are determined on a case-by-case basis, but may include nonprofit and for-profit organizations or other entities with experience related to SORNA implementation and/or sex offender management practices (see solicitation postings for further detail). For NSOPW: eligible applicants include nonprofit and/or for-profit organizations with experience providing website development, hosting and management, web services, service-oriented architecture and distributed information sharing systems. For fellowships: eligible applicants include individuals. The specific solicitations posted for these purposes vary annually based on current need/focus. For AWA funds, eligible beneficiaries under the Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program include states (including the District of Columbia), local governments (through funds granted to states), and U.S. territory and tribal government agencies that have sex offender registration and tracking responsibilities. For other solicitations funded under AWA, eligible applicants are determined on a case-by-case basis but may include nonprofit and for-profit organizations, other entities and individuals with experience related to SORNA implementation and/or sex offender management practices (see solicitation postings for details). For NSOPW funds, eligible beneficiaries under the Maintenance and Operation of the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website solicitation are nonprofit and for-profit organizations with experience in providing website development, hosting and management, web services, service-oriented architecture and distributed information sharing systems. For AWA Implementation: Eligible applicants include states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, America Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and federally recognized Indian tribes that have elected to carry out the requirements of SORNA. Only jurisdictions that are enhancing, maintaining or working toward substantial implementation of SORNA are eligible to apply for AWA implementation grants. For other solicitations funded under AWA, eligible applicants are determined on a case-by-case basis but may include nonprofit and for-profit organizations, other entities and individuals with experience related to SORNA implementation and/or sex offender management practices (see solicitation postings for details). For NSOPW: Eligible applicants include nonprofit and for-profit organizations with experience providing website development, hosting and management, web services, service-oriented architecture, and distributed information-sharing systems. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. To apply, applicants must register in SAM.gov, then submit an SF-424 and SF-LLL in Grants.gov. Next, applicants must submit the full application in JustGrants. Specific application instructions for solicitations are available at the Office of Justice Programs applicant resource page at https://www.ojp.gov/funding/apply/overview. Upon approval by OJP's Assistant Attorney General, successful applicants are notified via OJP's Justice Grants System (JustGrants). The grant award then must be accepted electronically by the receiving organization's authorized representative, who is identified by the applicant in JustGrants. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines From 120 to 180 days. Refer to the solicitation for application deadlines. Deadlines are included with the application instructions, which are posted as part of the solicitation on Grants.gov or can be found at the SMART Office's Funding Opportunities page at https://smart.ojp.gov/funding/current. See 28 CFR Part 18. Awards are for 36 months unless otherwise noted. Criteria are described in the solicitation, available at the SMART Office's Funding Opportunities page at https://smart.ojp.gov/funding. AWA grant funds may be used to 1) assist jurisdictions in implementing or maintaining requirements of SORNA. Funds must be used to develop or enhance sex offender registration, tracking and notification programs in jurisdictions for the purpose of substantial implementation of SORNA; 2) support training and technical assistance regarding SORNA implementation and other effective sex offender management practices; and 3) fund fellowship opportunities to support the SMART Office in meeting its mission. NSOPW grant funds are used to maintain and operate NSOPW.gov, as well as to provide technology tools for jurisdictions to use to register and track sex offenders and share information. Performance Reports: To assist in fulfilling the Departments responsibilities under the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA), Public Law 103-62, and the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010, Public Law 111–352, recipients must provide data that measures the results of their work. Payments and transactions are subject to audits by the Government Accountability Office, the Department of Justice's Office of the Inspector General, state or local government auditors, and auditors from independent public accounting firms. Jurisdictions must follow their local policies and procedures, including maintenance of reliable and accurate accounting systems, record keeping and systems of internal control. See 2 C.F.R. ? 200.334 for the governmentwide requirements for retention requirements for records. For additional guidance, visit the DOJ Grants Financial Guide, Retention and Access Requirements for Records page at https://ojp.gov/financialguide/DOJ/PostawardRequirements/chapter3.16a.htm. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Funds for each fiscal year will be awarded for various periods of performance documented in each solicitation (sometimes up to 36 months). Department of Justice Grants Financial Guide at https://ojp.gov/financialguide/doj/index.htm and Postaward Instructions at https://ojp.gov/funding/Implement/Resources/PostAwardInstructions.pdf. None/Not specified. Portia Graham
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
SMART Office
810 Seventh Street, NW
Washington, DC 20531 US
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Phone: 202-514-4689 https://www.smart.ojp.gov 15-0404-0-1-754 (Project Grants) FY 22$42,929,453.00; FY 23 est $20,000,000.00; FY 24 est $20,000,000.00; - Approximately $16,500,000 (up to $400,000 per award) for grants under the Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program; approximately $950,000 for a cooperative agreement to fund the Maintenance and Operation of the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website (NSOPW); and approximately $1,000,000 to support various activities such as a sexual violence prevention initiative, a training and technical assistance program and fellowship opportunities. See the 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. Fiscal Year 2018 SORNA implementation activities: • Funding provided under this program has assisted with implementation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), increased the number of jurisdictions that have substantially implemented SORNA and has provided assistance to criminal justice professionals across the entire spectrum of sex offender management activities needed to ensure public safety. • Funding under this program has also supported the development and deployment of no-cost software programs to jurisdictions to help manage their sex offender registries and serve as their public-facing registry websites.
Fiscal Year 2022 Information on grants awarded by the SMART Office is available here https://smart.ojp.gov/funding/awards/list