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Grants to USA States and Tribes to Implement and Maintain Public Safety Registries

SMART FY 2023 Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program


Agency
Federal

GrantWatch ID#
151790

Funding Source
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART)
CFDA Number: 16.750
Funding or PIN Number: O-SMART-2022-171211
Array ( [0] => American Samoa (USA); [1] => Guam (USA); [2] => Puerto Rico (USA); [3] => Virgin Islands (USA); [4] => Northern Mariana Islands (USA); )

Geographic Focus
All USA
USA Territories: American Samoa (USA);   Guam (USA);   Puerto Rico (USA);   Virgin Islands (USA);   Northern Mariana Islands (USA);

Important Dates
Deadline: 04/05/23 11:59 PM ET - Grants.gov deadline; 04/19/23 5:00 PM ET - JustGrants deadline. Save

Grant Description
Grants to USA and territories states and Tribes to develop and maintain public safety registries. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended for a range of projects that assist jurisdictions with developing and enhancing programs designed to implement the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) requirements.

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. “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. 

The AWA Implementation Grant Program assists jurisdictions with developing and enhancing programs designed to implement SORNA requirements. SORNA requires all states, the District of Columbia, the principal U.S. territories and participating federally recognized Indian tribes to maintain a sex offender registry; and sex offenders to register and maintain a current registration in each jurisdiction where the individual lives, works or goes to school. SORNA also sets forth requirements for sex offender registries (to include specified information), duration of registration, in-person verification of registration information, participation in the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website ( NSOPW.gov), interjurisdictional information exchange and international notification of relocating or traveling offenders.

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 and Deliverables can be found at https://smart.ojp.gov/sites/g/files/xyckuh231/files/media/document/O-SMART-2023-171598-FY23AWA-V1_Compliant.v2.pdf#page=8.



Recipient

Eligibility
  • Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
  • Others (see text field entitled "Additional Eligibility Criteria" for clarification)
  • State governments

Additional Eligibility Criteria
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.

Additional eligibility information can be found at https://smart.ojp.gov/sites/g/files/xyckuh231/files/media/document/O-SMART-2023-171598-FY23AWA-V1_Compliant.v2.pdf#page=13.

Pre-Application Information
Timeline:
- Step 1: Application Grants.gov Deadline: April 05, 2023 11:59 PM ET
- Step 2: Application JustGrants Deadline: April 19, 2023 5:00 PM ET

Submission Information
Registration: Before submitting an application, all applicants must register with the System for Award Management (SAM). You must renew and validate your registration every 12 months. If you do not renew your SAM registration, it will expire. An expired registration can delay or prevent application submission in Grants.gov and JustGrants. Registration and renewal can take up to 10 business days to complete.

Submission: Applications must be submitted to DOJ electronically through a two-step process via Grants.gov and JustGrants.
- Step 1: The applicant must submit by the Grants.gov deadline the required Application for Federal Assistance standard form (SF-424) and a Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL) form when they register in Grants.gov at https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/register.html. Submit the SF-424 and SF-LLL as early as possible, but no later than 48 hours before the Grants.gov deadline. If an applicant fails to submit in Grants.gov, they will be unable to apply in JustGrants.
- Step 2: The applicant must submit the full application, including attachments, in JustGrants at JustGrants.usdoj.gov by the JustGrants application deadline.

This solicitation does not require a match.

View this Opportunity on Grants.gov:
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=346150

Additional Funding Information

Estimated Total Program Funding:

$16,500,000

Number of Grants
60

Estimated Size of Grant
Up to $400,000

Term of Contract
- Period of performance start date: October 1, 2023
- Period of performance duration: 36 months

Contact Information
For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact the SMART Office at 202-514-4689 or at AskSMART@usdoj.gov.

For technical assistance with submitting the SF-424 and a SF-LLL in Grants.gov, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726, 606-545-5035, Grants.gov Customer Support, or support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays.

For technical assistance with submitting the full application in JustGrants, contact the JustGrants Service Desk at 833-872-5175 or JustGrants.Support@usdoj.gov. The JustGrants Service Desk operates 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. ET Monday–Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET on Saturday, Sunday, and Federal holidays.

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