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Sex offender registration

2018 AWA/SORNA

2018-AW-BX-0041
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$400,000

2018 AWA/SORNA

2018-AW-BX-0044
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$225,626

SMART FY 18 Maintenance and Operation of Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website

Closing Date
The Adam Walsh Act is designed to protect children and adults from sexual exploitation and violent crime, prevent child abuse and child pornography, promote Internet safety, and honor the memory of Adam Walsh and other crime victims. The Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website (NSOPW) is a critical component of the SMART Office's strategy to provide a comprehensive national sex offender registration and notification...

SMART FY 18 AWA Implementation Grant

Closing Date
The Support for Adam Walsh Act (AWA) Implementation Grant Program assists jurisdictions with developing and/or enhancing programs designed to implement the requirements of SORNA. In summary, SORNA requires: (1) all States, the District of Columbia, the principal U.S. territories, and participating federally-recognized Indian tribes to maintain a sex offender registry; and (2) sex offenders to register and maintain a current registration in each jurisdiction where...