PA SORNA Compliance

The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (AWA) authorizes the Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) to administer grants to assist states, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories and tribal jurisdictions in developing and/or enhancing sex offender registration and notification programs that support substantial implementation of Title I of the AWA, the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). SORNA was enacted to protect the public from convicted sex offenders and offenders against children by establishing a comprehensive national system for the registration of those offenders.

The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency will support pass-through subawards to the Pennsylvania State Police and the Pennsylvania Office of the Victim Advocate. These subawards will continue registry activities, including case reviews, file digitization and victim notification efforts.
ca/ncf