Indiana department of correction (IDOC) will use AWA grant funds to support three projects, including (1) ncic processing enhancement and customizations, in which IDOC will contract with a to be…

The Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC) received a $245,950 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs' 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 will fund three key projects to enhance IDOC's sex offender registration and notification systems: (1) NCIC processing improvements, including automating certain data entry and updating tasks; (2) hiring dedicated NCIC staffing to clean and update existing registry data; and (3) providing assistance to Indiana's four largest counties in making sex offender registration determinations. The grant will also support training for IDOC employees on these initiatives. The project period runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027.

Indiana department of correction (IDOC) will use AWA grant funds to support three projects, including (1) ncic processing enhancement and customizations, in which IDOC will contract with a to be determined vendor to address the accuracy of records in ncic/nsor (where the vendor will assist with entries to ncic/nsor for offender relocations, auto population of certain ncic fields, automating the clearing of offenders in ncic); (2) ncic staffing to help clean and update existing data, which will supplement the work being carried out under prior year funds and includes the hiring of a project facilitator who will work with the counties and the state's vendor to clean and update registration information in indiana's registry and in ncic/nsor; and (3) to assist with reviews for large counties and miscellaneous reviews to make registry requirement determinations, in which indiana will hire a project facilitator to assist indiana's four largest counties in making registration determinations; and for training of employees.