The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Sex Offender Sentencing awarded $200,000 to the Justice & Public Safety Cabinet of Kentucky through the Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (CFDA #16.750) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. This Project Grant aims to assist the Commonwealth of Kentucky with developing and enhancing programs to implement requirements of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act. Specifically, funding...
The Kentucky Department of Corrections received a $250,000 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). The grant funds will be used to implement improvements identified in the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) substantial implementation review, pay salaries and benefits for four sex...
The Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet will use a $178,043 project grant award 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 support probation and parole monitoring of sex offenders. The Justice and Public Safety Cabinet will subaward funds to the Kentucky Department of Corrections (DOC), who will use the funding to support the salaries of four existing probation and...
The Indiana Department of Correction received a $267,973 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Sex Offender Sentencing to support implementation of the Adam Walsh Act through September 2024. Under the Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (CFDA 16.750), the Indiana Department of Correction will assist the state with developing and enhancing programs to meet requirements of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act....
The Arkansas Department of Public Safety received a $370,537 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs under the Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (CFDA 16.750). The funding will be used to digitize and enhance the state's sex offender records management system. Specifically, the grant will support personnel to eliminate the backlog of paper sex offender documents, improve information sharing, enhance record accuracy, and secure...
The American Samoa Criminal Justice Planning Agency (ASCJPA) received a $370,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs under the Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (CFDA 16.750). The grant funding will support ASCJPA's efforts to implement and enhance sex offender registration and notification systems in the territory, in accordance with the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). Key activities include retaining...
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 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 Ohio Attorney General's Office was awarded a $300,000 project grant 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 Ohio's sex offender registration system and compliance with the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). Funds will be used to upgrade existing software from OffenderWatch and purchase new software from Watch Systems LLC to improve the accuracy and...
The Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, Division of State Police, Offender Registry Unit will use a $300,000 project grant award 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 conduct overtime work for face-to-face verifications as part of a backlog reduction project for open sex offender violations from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. Funds...