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 Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) received a $333,183 block grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (JAG Program, CFDA 16.738). The funding will support PCCD's efforts to develop and enhance sex offender registration and notification programs consistent with Title I of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). Specifically, the grant will aid implementation of the Adam Walsh Act's SORNA portion, which aims to protect the public from convicted sex offenders through establishment of a comprehensive national sex offender registration system. The award period is 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).