OpportunityTitle: SMART Office Fiscal Year 2009 Adam Walsh Act Implementation Act Grant Program
Description: The Adam Walsh Act (AWA) Implementation Grant Program assists state and tribal jurisdictions with developing and/or enhancing programs designed to implement requirements of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) under AWA. In summary, SORNA requires: (1) all States, the District of Columbia, the principal U.S. territories, and participating federally recognized Indian tribes to maintain a sex offender registry; and (2) sex offenders to register and maintain a current registration in each jurisdiction where the offender resides, is an employee, or is a student. SORNA also sets forth requirements for sex offender registries, to include: specified required information, duration of registration, and in-person verification of sex offender identity as well as participation in the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: jacqueline.o&apos;reilly@usdoj.gov
GrantorContactText: Jacqueline O&apos;Reilly &lt;br/&gt;Grant Program Specialist &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-514-5024