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 Wisconsin Department of Justice will use this $143,212 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 period is from August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2023.

This block grant funding is provided through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (JAG Program, CFDA #16.738), which aims to support additional criminal justice personnel, equipment, supplies, training and information systems for state and local governments.

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).