The state will use this award to enhance programs designed to implement the SEX offender registration and notification act (sorna) portion of the adam walsh act (42 U.S.C. § 16901, ET SEQ.). The…

The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration will use a $125,335 block grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to enhance programs implementing the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act portion of the Adam Walsh Act. The award, provided through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 16.738), will fund the development and enhancement of sex offender registration and notification programs supporting substantial implementation of Title I of the Adam Walsh Act, known as the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act. Funding will support the award period from August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2023.

The state will use this award to enhance programs designed to implement the SEX offender registration and notification act (sorna) portion of the adam walsh act (42 U.S.C. § 16901, ET SEQ.). The adam walsh act (AWA) 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. Sorna was enacted to protect the public from convicted SEX offenders by establishing a comprehensive national system for the registration and notification of those offenders. Sorna funds will be used for developing and/or enhancing SEX offender registration and notification programs that support substantial implementation of title 1 of the AWA, known as the SEX offender registration and notification act (sorna).