Cooperative Agreement 98NRCXK032

The Arizona Department of Public Safety will utilize a $261,300 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Sex Offender Sentencing Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (CFDA 16.750) to enhance sex offender registration and compliance efforts from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. Key deliverables include upgrading technology for sex offender registration and verification functions, developing law enforcement and victim service provider...

The Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZ DPS) was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (CFDA 16.750) from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs. The grant will fund the hiring of two new full-time civilian staff who will research, obtain, interpret, compile, and disseminate information to detectives and troopers on patrol. Additionally, the grant will support the creation of the Registry Absconders Program....

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...

The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs' Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART Office) awarded a 3-year, $250,000 Project Grant under the Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (CFDA 16.750) to the Arkansas Crime Information Center (ACIC). The grant funds will support a comprehensive maintenance plan for the recently integrated Arkansas Sex Offender Registry (ASOR) platform. The maintenance will enhance...

The American Samoa Criminal Justice Planning Agency (ASCJPA) received a $232,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs, Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART Office) under the Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (CFDA 16.750). The grant funds will be used to retain registry personnel through a sub-award with the American Samoa Attorney General's Office to continue handling...

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...

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 Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (SRPMIC) was awarded a $296,713 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART Office) under the Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (CFDA 16.750). The grant funds will be used to retain a Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) Records Clerk whose primary responsibilities include data entry, processing requests,...

The Santo Domingo Pueblo was awarded a $399,346 Project Grant 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). The grant will sustain the Tribe's Sex Offender Registration and Notification program through September 2025. Key deliverables include maintaining the Tribe's sex offender registry and public website; streamlining sex offender registration processes; and conducting community...

The Arizona Supreme Court was awarded a $3,865,826 Cooperative Agreement from the Department of Justice's National Criminal History Improvement Program (CFDA 16.554) to implement the Statewide Juvenile Prohibited Possessor Case Management Project. The purpose of this project is to provide juvenile prohibited possessor records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) and enable NICS agents to query the system 24/7 to investigate firearm purchases by persons under 21 years...