16.750: Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program

16.750

Active

Office of Justice Programs (OJP) [DOJ]

Aug. 30, 2022

Aug. 30, 2022

Goal(s): To assist states, the District of Columbia, the principal U.S. territories, tribes and local jurisdictions 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; to support other grant programs authorized by the AWA; and to provide for the maintenance and operation of the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website (NSOPW). Objective(s): SORNA requires: 1) all states, the District of Columbia, the principal U.S. territories, and federally recognized American Indian tribes that are eligible under SORNA to carry out the functions of SORNA and to maintain a sex offender registry; and 2) sex offenders to register and maintain a current registration in each jurisdiction where the offender lives, works and goes to school. SORNA also sets forth requirements for sex offender registries to include specified required information, duration of registration and in-person verification of sex offender identity as well as participation in the NSOPW. NSOPW links to state, territory and tribal public sex offender registries, allowing nationwide searches for registered sex offenders.

B - Project Grants

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, federally recognized Indian tribes who have elected to carry out the requirements of SORNA and local jurisdictions in states that have substantially implemented SORNA. Only applicant jurisdictions that are enhancing, maintaining or working toward substantial implementation of SORNA are eligible to apply for AWA Implementation Grants. Nonprofit organizations, for-profit organizations and institutions of higher education may apply for training and technical assistance and other AWA-authorized grant programs. For training and technical assistance funds: nonprofit and for-profit organizations with experience in SORNA implementation and sex offender management practices. For NSOPW: nonprofit and/or for profit organizations with experience in providing website development, hosting and management, web services, service-oriented architecture and distributed information sharing systems. For sex offender management fellowships: eligible applicants include individuals.

Eligible beneficiaries include states (including the District of Columbia), local governments (through funds granted to states), U.S. territory and tribal government agencies that have sex offender registry and tracking responsibilities. For training and technical assistance funds, eligible beneficiaries are nonprofit and for-profit organizations with experience in SORNA implementation and sex offender management practices. For NSOPW funds, eligible beneficiaries are nonprofit and/or for-profit organizations with experience in providing website development, hosting and management, web services, service-oriented architecture and distributed information sharing systems. For sex offender management fellowships, eligible beneficiaries are individuals who meet the applicant eligibility and the requirements identified in the notice of funding opportunity.

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