FY21 rhode island department of public safety support for adam walsh act

The Rhode Island Department of Public Safety was awarded a $384,254 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 award will support Rhode Island's development and enhancement of programs to implement requirements of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024. Specifically, the funding will assist the State of Rhode Island, as the parent organization of the Rhode Island Department of Public Safety, in developing and enhancing programs designed to implement requirements of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), Title I of the Adam Walsh Act. The goals of the federal grant program are to help states and territories strengthen practices for sex offender registration, notification, and enforcement in compliance with SORNA standards.