The arizona criminal justice commission will subaward AWA grant funds to the peoria police department to enhance its operational capacity

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Sex Offender Sentencing awarded the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission $399,500 on March 1, 2026, under the Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (CFDA 16.750) to support sex offender registration and notification infrastructure in Arizona.

The Arizona Criminal Justice Commission subawards these grant funds to the Peoria Police Department to enhance operational capacity through the hiring of a dedicated full-time civilian investigator position. This investigator will address the backlog of registered sex offenders and ensure accurate and timely sharing of updated registration information with law enforcement agencies.

The award period runs through February 28, 2029, with place of performance at Phoenix, Arizona. The assistance type is a project grant. The program goal is to protect the public from convicted sex offenders by establishing and implementing comprehensive standards and a national system for sex offender registration and notification, consistent with the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), Title I of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006.

The funds will support the hiring of a dedicated full-time civilian investigator position. This position will address the backlog of registered SEX offenders and ensure the accurate and timely sharing of updated registration information with law enforcement agencies.