Block Grant 2020AWBX0041

The Rhode Island Department of Public Safety received a $308,157 federal Project Grant award from the Office of Justice Programs to maintain essential staff positions and digitize sex offender records to support compliance with the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) under the Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (CFDA 16.750). The grant funding will retain a program coordinator and program analyst responsible for managing the state's sex offender...

This $245,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) will support the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) in enhancing the state's sex offender registration and notification system under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). Specifically, the funding will be used to: 1) Continue recommended improvements to Pennsylvania's SORNA compliance...

The Puerto Rico Department of Justice will receive $255,516 under a Block Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to enhance its sex offender registration and notification programs in support of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) portion of the Adam Walsh Act. Specifically, the Department will update the filing module of its Integrated Criminal Registry system to improve information exchange between connected...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) under the Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (CFDA 16.750) provides $175,000 to the Nevada Department of Public Safety's (NV DPS) Office of Criminal Justice Assistance. The funding supports digitizing hard-copy sex offender registration records to enhance data sharing and tracking capabilities for Nevada's sex offender...

The Puerto Rico Department of Justice will receive $400,000 from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Sex Offender Sentencing under the Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (CFDA 16.750) to strengthen and update the PR-CJIS Integrated Registry (RCI) system. Funding will support procurement contracts to modernize the RCI system's data management, storage, and information exchange capabilities from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. This will enhance...

The Minnesota Department of Public Safety will use $250,000 in funding from the U.S. Department of Justice's Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (CFDA 16.750) to update the state's outdated sex offender registry system. The project aims to provide functionality for sex offenders to submit registration forms online and sign documents electronically. This will enhance the state's compliance with the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) by improving data...

The Puerto Rico Department of Justice will receive $251,001 through August 1, 2022 from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance to enhance the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) implementation program in Puerto Rico through July 31, 2024. Specifically, the funding will be used to strengthen the Sex Offenders Registry Unit's ability to structure, oversee, and monitor the apprehension, registration, and tracking of sex offenders on...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Sex Offender Sentencing awarded a $205,593 Project Grant to the Delaware State Police under the Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (CFDA 16.750). The grant will fund the development of software to improve the efficiency of Delaware's Sex Offender Registry (SOR) and increase information sharing with federal databases such as the National Crime Information Center. Specifically, the software will allow Delaware SOR...

The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration will utilize $127,848 from the FY2022 Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program, administered by the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance, to continue developing a new sex offender registry system and supporting SORNA compliance efforts through July 2024. Specifically, the funding will support reconstructing and rebuilding CENSOR 2, a new in-house customized sex offender registry...

This $238,061 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) under the Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (CFDA 16.750) will enable the Michigan State Police to enhance the Michigan Sex Offender Registry (MSOR) system. Specifically, the funding will be used to improve in-person compliance checks, increase digital signing capabilities, enhance data entry processes, and...