# SMART FY25 Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-smart-2025-172307-smart-fy25-support-for-adam-walsh-act-implementation/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/358219

> SMART offered grants of up to $400,000 to state and local governments and tribes. It expected to make about 50 awards worth $15.0 million in total. Applications closed on March 3, 2025.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-SMART-2025-172307 |
| Agency | SMART |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | March 3, 2025 |
| Award ceiling | $400,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 50 |
| Total funding | $15.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.750 |

## Who can apply

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

1) State Government Entities: For the purposes of this NOFO, “state” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; 2) Native American Tribal Government Entities (Federally Recognized): For the purposes of this NOFO, this means those entities that are eligible per 34 U.S.C. § 20929 to carry out the functions of SORNA and have elected to do so.

## What the grant funds

General Purpose of the Funding: The Adam Walsh Act (AWA) Implementation Grant Program assists jurisdictions with developing and enhancing programs designed to implement SORNA. SORNA was enacted to provide a set of comprehensive standards for sex offender registration and notification in the United States. “Jurisdiction” is defined in SORNA as any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the principal U.S. territories, and federally recognized Indian tribes — to the extent provided by 34 U.S.C. § 20911(10) — that have elected to implement SORNA. 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, what information sex offenders and sex offender registries must provide, requires jurisdictions to participate in the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website (NSOPW.gov) and exchange interjurisdictional information, and offenders must provide advance notice when traveling internationally. For more information about SORNA’s requirements, applicants should review the National Guidelines for Sex Offender Registration and Notification, the Supplemental Guidelines for Sex Offender Registration and Notification, the Supplemental Guidelines for Juvenile Registration Under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, and Attorney General Rules. These, and other guidance documents, are available on the SMART Office website (SMART.gov). Applicants should refer to the Application Contents, Submission Requirements, and Deadlines: Budget Detail Form for information on allowable and unallowable costs that may inform the development of their project design.

## Questions people ask

### Is O-SMART-2025-172307 still open?

No. It closed on March 3, 2025. A newer notice is open: O-SMART-2026-172794, closes November 25, 2026 (18 days left).

### Who can apply for SMART FY25 Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program?

SMART accepted applications from state and local governments and tribes. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for SMART FY25 Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program?

Closed March 3, 2025. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $400,000 each. About $15.0 million in total across about 50 awards.

### Who has won Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were The Institute for Intergovernmental Research, Inc., Department of State Police Michigan, Crime & Delinquency Pa Commission on. The program made 266 awards worth $76.7 million in that time.