The utah department of public safety, through the SEX, kidnap, & child abuse registry (registry), will use funding to enhance the registry through adequate staffing, technology enhancements, and…

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring Apprehending Registering and Tracking awarded the Utah Department of Public Safety $394,740 on March 1, 2026, under the Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (CFDA 16.750) to enhance the Sex, Kidnap, & Child Abuse Registry through staffing, technology, and training activities.

The recipient will deploy time-limited staff to review and update offender records, identify and resolve data inconsistencies, and assist with biometric data collection. Staff will support technology implementation, including the OffenderWatch Boost enhancement to identify errors between Utah's registry and the National Sex Offender Registry. Registry staff will conduct training sessions with local registering agencies to ensure statewide adherence to Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act standards, update the public website, and establish a SORNA working group to guide long-term improvements. These activities support Utah's maintenance of long-term SORNA compliance and ensure accurate, timely offender information is available to law enforcement and the public.

The period of performance runs from March 1, 2026, through February 28, 2029. Work is performed in Taylorsville, Utah.

The utah department of public safety, through the SEX, kidnap, & child abuse registry (registry), will use funding to enhance the registry through adequate staffing, technology enhancements, and training. With the addition of time-limited (TL) staff, the registry will be able to help utah maintain long-term sorna compliance and improve public safety by ensuring accurate, timely offender information is available to law enforcement and the public. TL staff activities will include the review and update of offender records, identifying and resolving data inconsistencies, and assisting with biometric data collection. Staff will also assist with technology implementation, including offenderwatch boost enhancement, which will identify errors between utahs registry and nsor. Training sessions will be deployed by registry staff to local registering agencies to ensure consistent, statewide adherence to sorna standards, update the public website for better serviceability, and form a sorna working group to guide long-term improvements.