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 implementation of SORNA's standards. The goals of the Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program are to:
The Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program assists jurisdictions with developing and/or enhancing programs designed to implement the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). The Support for Adam Walsh Act (AWA) Implementation Grant Program assists jurisdictions with developing and/or enhancing programs designed to implement requirements of SORNA. In summary, SORNA requires:
Examples of strategies and projects to develop or enhance jurisdiction-wide SORNA implementation programs or functions:
Tribal applicants:
States with tribal jurisdictions within their borders:
The SMART Office will prioritize funding to the following:
Up to $18,000,000 was available in FY2021 for an anticipated 65 awards.
Up to $16,000,000 was available in FY2020 for an anticipated 40 awards.
Previous awardees can be seen at: https://smart.ojp.gov/funding/awards/list.
State and territory applicants that are eligible to receive Byrne/JAG reallocation funding should describe how the proposed project complements the work that the jurisdiction plans to perform with that reallocation funding. Applicants shall ensure that the project involves activities that are separate from or complement the tasks being performed with the SORNA reallocation funding, so as to avoid receiving duplicate funds for the same activity.
Eligible applicants are states and federally recognized Indian tribes. Jurisdictions that have not previously received funding under this program are strongly encouraged to apply.
The SF-424 and the SF-LLL must be submitted in Grants.gov by May 11, 2022 at 11:59 pm. The full application must be submitted in JustGrants by May 25, 2022 at 8:59 p.m.
Up to $16,500,000 is available in FY2022 for an anticipated 60 awards. Individual awards will be up to $400,000. Cost sharing/matching is not required. Project periods will extend up to 36-months, starting October 1, 2022. Cost sharing/matching is not required.