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O-SMART-2024-172043: SMART FY 2024 Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program

Closed Closed May 16, 2024 Opportunity O-SMART-2024-172043 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: SMART FY26 Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (O-SMART-2026-172794). Status: Closes November 25, 2026 (18 days left). It is in our archive of SMART notices from 2024.

• Award ceiling$600,000
• Total funding$16.5 million
• Expected awards60
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to state and local governments and tribes.

• State governments
• Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Federally recognized Indian tribal governments (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior) that are eligible per 34 U.S.C. § 20929 to carry out the functions of SORNA and have elected to do so. Other eligible applicants are limited to jurisdictions that are defined by SORNA as states, the District of Columbia and the principal U.S. territories.

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program awards averaged $288,507; this notice allows up to $600,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (54% over five years) went to state and local governments.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART Office) seeks applications for funding under the SMART FY 2024 Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program. This program furthers DOJ’s mission by assisting states, the District of Columbia, principal U.S. territories and certain federally recognized Indian Tribes with implementation and ongoing maintenance of requirements under the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, specifically Subtitle A of Title I of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. With this solicitation, the SMART Office seeks to assist jurisdictions with developing and enhancing programs designed to implement SORNA requirements. SORNA requires all states, the District of Columbia, the principal U.S. territories and participating federally recognized Indian Tribes to maintain a sex offender registry; and sex offenders to register and maintain a current registration in each jurisdiction where the individual lives, works or goes to school. SORNA also sets forth requirements regarding what jurisdictions must include in their sex offender registries, and what information sex offenders and sex offender registries must provide. For more specific information about SORNA substantial implementation, the National Guidelines and Supplemental Guidelines on Sex Offender Registration and Notification, the Supplemental Juvenile Registration Guidelines, and Attorney General Rules, visit the SMART Office’s SORNA guidance. This program furthers DOJ’s mission to uphold the rule of law, to keep our country safe, and to protect civil rights.

Category: Law, Justice and Legal Services.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, O-SMART-2026-172794, which is open now.

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