BJA FY25 Invited to Apply-Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA)
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- O-BJA-2025-172571
- Agency
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Bureau of Justice Assistance
Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $841,732
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Law, Justice and Legal Services
- Eligible applicants
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- State Governments
- Points of contact
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- OJP Response Center ojp.responsecenter@usdoj.gov (800) 851-3420
- Full announcement
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About this opportunity
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), operating under the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs, is soliciting applications from state governments to support the implementation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) standards. This invitation-only funding opportunity is exclusively available to jurisdictions that have not substantially implemented SORNA requirements and have received a formal letter from BJA inviting them to apply. Applicants must demonstrate how their proposed projects will advance their jurisdictions toward substantial SORNA implementation, with a focus on establishing comprehensive sex offender registration and notification systems that protect the public. The evaluation process will include assessments of eligibility, responsiveness, merit, programmatic viability, budget reasonableness, and organizational risk. Applications are due by April 21, 2026, with the grant opportunity posted as of March 19, 2026.
Award amounts under this opportunity will be distributed as competitive grants with typical project periods of two to three years, consistent with the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 16.738) structure under which this opportunity is administered. Funded activities may support personnel hiring, equipment and supplies procurement, contractual services, training initiatives, and information systems development necessary for SORNA compliance. Performance of funded activities will occur at the state level, with successful applicants required to accept or decline their award within 45 days of notification and maintain all project records for three years following submission of the final expenditure report.
Synopsis
OJP is committed to advancing work that furthers DOJ's mission to uphold the rule of law, to keep our country safe, and to protect civil rights. OJP provides federal leadership, funding, and other critical resources to directly support law enforcement, combat violent crime, protect American children, provide services to American crime victims, and address public safety challenges, including human trafficking and the opioid crisis. The Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), Title I of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act, was enacted to protect the public from convicted sex offenders by establishing a set of comprehensive standards and national system for sex offender registration and notification in the United States. Invited applicants to this NOFO have not substantially implemented SORNA and must explain how their proposed projects will bring their jurisdictions closer to substantial implementation of SORNA requirements. This NOFO is exclusively for those who received a letter from BJA to apply.
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