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FY 22 AWA Grant Program: Iowa Department of Public Safety

Award Information

Award #
15PSMA-22-GG-00973-AWAX
Funding Category
Competitive Discretionary
Location
Awardee County
Polk
Congressional District
Status
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
Total funding (to date)
$170,000

Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2022, $170,000)

The Iowa Sex Offender Registry provides the public information about registered sex offenders, conducts investigations concerning violations of the registration law, and works with local law enforcement partners and the U.S. Marshals Service on a routine basis. Grant funds will support improvements to the Iowa Sex Offender Registry by enhancing the support and maintenance of technical systems, improving the registration and criminal justice information sharing processes, enhancing efforts to locate and apprehend absconders, supporting address verification and providing public safety. In addition, funds will assist in providing accurate, efficient and timely information from the registry to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) and the National Sex Offender Public Website.

Date Created: September 6, 2022