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SMART FY 2022 Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program

ID: O-SMART-2022-171211 • Type: Posted

Description

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 and 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). (34 U.S.C. 20901 et seq.) SORNA was enacted to provide a comprehensive set of standards for sex offender registration and notification in the United States. The term "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 to the extent provided by 34 U.S.C. 20911(10) that have elected to implement SORNA.

Overview

Category of Funding
Law, Justice and Legal Services
Funding Instruments
Grant
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
False
Source
On 3/25/22 the Office of Sex Offender Sentencing Monitoring Apprehending Registering and Tracking posted grant opportunity O-SMART-2022-171211 for SMART FY 2022 Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program with funding of $16.5 million. The grant will be issued under grant program 16.750 Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program.

Timing

Posted Date
March 25, 2022, 12:00 a.m. EDT
Closing Date
Aug. 18, 2022, 12:00 a.m. EDT Past Due
Closing Date Explanation
Reopened after deadline for one application with technical difficulties.
Last Updated
Aug. 16, 2022, 11:09 a.m. EDT
Version
3

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
State governments
Additional Info
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.Tribal applicants must demonstrate eligibility status by indicating that the tribe has elected to carry out the requirements of SORNA (see 34 U.S.C. § 20911(10)), and has not had its registration duties under SORNA delegated since that election. Tribes that have elected to carry out the requirements of SORNA should submit a tribal resolution that documents the tribe’s election to do so.The SMART Office will prioritize funding to: 1) State and territorial applicants that have already implemented SORNA; 2) Tribal applicants that have implemented SORNA, submitted a SORNA substantial implementation package to the SMART Office for review, or submitted a request for additional time to implement SORNA; 3) Tribal applicants that have not implemented SORNA, but whose SORNA registration activities have not been delegated to the state, if the requested funds will be used to assist the tribe with progressing toward substantial implementation; 4) State applicants who have not implemented SORNA, but whose application request is for activities that will be used to further their efforts to implement SORNA; and 4) Jurisdictions that have not previously received funding under this program.All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee.

Award Sizing

Ceiling
$400,000
Floor
Not Listed
Estimated Program Funding
$16,500,000
Estimated Number of Grants
Not Listed

Contacts

Contact
SMART
Contact Email
Email Description
SMART Office
Contact Phone
(202) 305-2586
Additional Information
SMART FY 2022 AWA Solicitation O-SMART-2022-171211

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