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 State of Arizona will use this $134,367 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 (SORNA) portion of the Adam Walsh Act. Funds will support developing and strengthening sex offender registration and notification programs consistent with Title I of the Act, known as SORNA.

The award was issued on August 1, 2021 under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (JAG Program, CFDA #16.738) to the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission. As the designated state administering agency, the Commission will oversee usage of the funds by sub-awardee Criminal Justice Commission Arizona/JCA to deliver services aligned with the JAG Program's goals of providing additional criminal justice personnel, equipment, and other resources to states and localities.

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).