Federal Grant Award Summary

The Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP) received a $200,000 Project Grant award under the Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (CFDA 16.750), administered by the Office of Sex Offender Sentencing Monitoring Apprehending Registering and Tracking (SMART Office). The award, effective March 1, 2026, through February 28, 2029, funds the implementation of an OffenderWatch NCIC SYNC project designed to automate the transfer of sex offender data from Connecticut's state sex offender registry database to the National Sex Offender Registry (NSOR) and the National Crime Information Center (NCIC). The system will ensure that all offender records are automatically synchronized upon save, eliminating manual data transfer processes and enhancing data accuracy and timeliness across federal and state law enforcement systems.

Additionally, the grant funds professional development and staffing initiatives to support DESPP's sex offender registry operations. Specifically, DESPP will use a portion of the award to provide training and conference attendance for sex offender registry personnel to ensure compliance with Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) requirements and best practices. The award also covers hiring temporary retired workers to address existing backlogs in processing open sex offender violation cases, thereby improving the agency's capacity to manage registry maintenance and offender compliance activities.