The new mexico department of public safety (nmdps) grants management bureau (nmdps-GMB) will utilize AWA grant funds to support salary and fringe benefits for a grants management analyst and grants…

The New Mexico Department of Public Safety (NMDPS) was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (CFDA 16.750). The grant will fund the following activities over a 3-year period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027:

• Support salary and fringe benefits for a Grants Management Analyst and support staff to provide day-to-day oversight, financial management, and programmatic duties for the grant award.
• Fund travel to sex offender and grants management training, as well as general office supplies and registration fees.
• Partner with the New Mexico Corrections Department and Otero County Sheriff's Office to enhance sex offender monitoring and tracking, increase sex offender registrations, decrease unregistered sex offenders, and provide modern, evidence-based training and resources to support sex offender compliance with state and federal laws.

The grant aims to assist NMDPS in developing, enhancing, and maintaining their sex offender registration and notification systems in compliance with the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA).

The new mexico department of public safety (nmdps) grants management bureau (nmdps-GMB) will utilize AWA grant funds to support salary and fringe benefits for a grants management analyst and grants management support staff. The nmdps-GMB management analyst will be assigned to work on the day-to-day oversight of the award and perform financial and programmatic management duties. The support staff will provide oversight of the management analysts work. The grant will also fund travel to SEX offender and grants management training; general office supplies; and other costs which include registration fees. Finally, nmdps will partner with the new mexico corrections department and otero county sheriffs office to 1) enhance and streamline SEX offender monitoring and tracking; 2) increase the number of SEX offender registrations; 3) decrease the number of SEX offenders who are unregistered; and 4) provide the partnering law enforcement agencies with modern, evidence-based training, resources and tools for the enforcement of SEX offender compliance with state and federal laws.