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SMART FY 2024 Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program: Mississippi Department of Public Safety

Award Information

Award #
15PSMA-24-GG-01694-AWAX
Funding Category
Competitive Discretionary
Location
Awardee County
Hinds
Congressional District
Status
Open
Funding First Awarded
2024
Total funding (to date)
$250,000

Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2024, $250,000)

The Mississippi Department of Public Safety will utilize AWA grant funds for procurement contracts. The first contract includes conducting a statewide training symposium for all Mississippi sheriff’s offices and other criminal justice agency personnel responsible for sex offender registration, notification, monitoring and investigation of failure to register cases and sex offenses. The second contract includes standardizing an IT-based solution with the tools necessary for a state or law enforcement agency to identify, collect, and validate erroneous and missing sex offender.

Date Created: September 24, 2024