# Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (16.750)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/16-750-support-for-adam-walsh-act-implementation-grant-program/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program is run by Department of Justice. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $76.7 million in 266 grants, about $288,507 per award.

## Objectives

Program goal(s) name: Protect the public from convicted sex offenders
Program goal(s) description: Protect the public from convicted sex offenders by establishing and implementing a set of comprehensive standards and a national system for sex offender registration and notification.
Program objective(s) name: Improve implementation of SORNA to protect the public from convicted sex offenders.
Program objective(s) description: For jurisdictions that have substantially implemented SORNA, support continued implementation, enhance registration programs, and address any SORNA requirements that are not yet met. For jurisdictions that have not yet substantially implemented SORNA, support the jurisdiction’s efforts to substantially implement SORNA; Assist criminal justice professionals across the entire spectrum of sex offender management activities needed to prevent sexual violence and ensure public safety; and provide the public with information about registered sex offenders and facilitate information sharing among jurisdictions through participation in the National Sex Offender Public Website.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -$2.0 million | 0 |
| 2022 | $40.5 million | 143 |
| 2023 | $20.1 million | 70 |
| 2024 | $19.1 million | 57 |
| 2025 | -$909,318 | 0 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Institute for Intergovernmental Research, Inc. | Florida | $7.7 million |
| Department of State Police Michigan | Michigan | $1.9 million |
| Crime & Delinquency Pa Commission on | Pennsylvania | $1.8 million |
| Florida Department of Law Enforcement | Florida | $1.5 million |
| Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe | South Dakota | $1.4 million |
| Cherokee Nation | Oklahoma | $1.4 million |
| American Samoa Criminal Justice Planning Agency | American Samoa | $1.3 million |
| Attorney General of Ohio | Ohio | $1.3 million |
| Attorney General of Wyoming | Wyoming | $1.3 million |
| Rhode Island Department of Public Safety | Rhode Island | $1.3 million |
| Justice Information Resource Network Inc. | District of Columbia | $1.2 million |
| Puerto Rico Department of Justice | Puerto Rico | $1.2 million |
| Santo Domingo Pueblo | New Mexico | $1.2 million |
| Virginia State Police | Virginia | $1.2 million |
| Attorney General's Office of South Dakota | South Dakota | $1.2 million |
| Department of Public Safety | Massachusetts | $1.2 million |
| Muscogee Creek Nation | Oklahoma | $1.1 million |
| DPS - Department of Public Safety | Northern Mariana Islands | $1.1 million |
| New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety | New Jersey | $1.0 million |
| Tennessee Bureau of Investigation | Tennessee | $1.0 million |

## Open opportunities

- [SMART FY26 Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-smart-2026-172794-smart-fy26-support-for-adam-walsh-act-implementation/), closes November 25, 2026