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Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (16.750)

Also known as Adam Walsh Act

Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (Assistance Listing 16.750) is run by the Office of Justice Programs, part of the Department of Justice. It awarded $76.7 million in 266 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $288,507 per award on average. 1 funding opportunity is open or forecast now.

The typical award was $300,000. Half of the 266 awards fell between $168,535 and $396,822, and they ranged from $1,771 to $6.0 million.

Key findings

What the program funds

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.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

Past notices

Of 14 notices posted under this program since 2021, most went up in January (3), March (2) and April (2).

Rules from the program listing

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Award range and average, in the agency's words

Approximately $16,500,000 (up to $400,000 per award) for grants under the Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program; approximately $950,000 for a cooperative agreement to fund the Maintenance and Operation of the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website (NSOPW); and approximately $1,000,000 to support various activities such as a sexual violence prevention initiative, a training and technical assistance program and fellowship opportunities.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Funding history and past recipients

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (16.750) awarded $76.7 million across 266 grant awards, an average of $288,507 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
The Institute for Intergovernmental Research, Inc.Florida3$7.7 million
Department of State Police MichiganMichigan6$1.9 million
Crime & Delinquency Pa Commission onPennsylvania5$1.8 million
Florida Department of Law EnforcementFlorida4$1.5 million
Cheyenne River Sioux TribeSouth Dakota4$1.4 million
Cherokee NationOklahoma3$1.4 million
American Samoa Criminal Justice Planning AgencyAmerican Samoa6$1.3 million
Attorney General of OhioOhio4$1.3 million
Attorney General of WyomingWyoming6$1.3 million
Rhode Island Department of Public SafetyRhode Island5$1.3 million
Justice Information Resource Network Inc.District of Columbia1$1.2 million
Puerto Rico Department of JusticePuerto Rico3$1.2 million
Santo Domingo PuebloNew Mexico3$1.2 million
Virginia State PoliceVirginia4$1.2 million
Attorney General's Office of South DakotaSouth Dakota4$1.2 million
Department of Public SafetyMassachusetts5$1.2 million
Muscogee Creek NationOklahoma3$1.1 million
DPS - Department of Public SafetyNorthern Mariana Islands3$1.1 million
New Jersey Department of Law & Public SafetyNew Jersey4$1.0 million
Tennessee Bureau of InvestigationTennessee3$1.0 million

Top states: Florida ($9.1 million), Oklahoma ($7.1 million), South Dakota ($4.3 million), Michigan ($3.3 million), Montana ($3.0 million), New Mexico ($2.9 million), Arizona ($2.8 million), Oregon ($2.1 million), Ohio ($2.0 million), Wyoming ($2.0 million).

Who usually wins

State and local governments received 54% of the money, tribes 34% and nonprofits 12%.

Recipient typeAwardsAmountShare
State and local governments183$41.9 million54%
Tribal governments and organizations79$26.6 million34%
Nonprofits4$8.9 million12%

By state

29 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.

Grants by recipient's state, fiscal 2021 to 2025
StateAwardsAmount
Florida7$9.1 million
Oklahoma21$7.1 million
South Dakota15$4.3 million
Michigan11$3.3 million
Montana10$3.0 million
New Mexico9$2.9 million
Arizona11$2.8 million
Oregon6$2.1 million
Ohio7$2.0 million
Wyoming8$2.0 million
Washington5$1.9 million
North Dakota7$1.9 million
Pennsylvania5$1.8 million
Minnesota6$1.8 million
California5$1.8 million
Virginia6$1.5 million
Tennessee5$1.4 million
Massachusetts6$1.4 million
American Samoa6$1.3 million
Rhode Island5$1.3 million
Nebraska4$1.3 million
Missouri5$1.2 million
District of Columbia1$1.2 million
Puerto Rico3$1.2 million
Connecticut5$1.2 million
South Carolina5$1.1 million
Northern Mariana Islands5$1.1 million
Indiana5$1.1 million
New Jersey4$1.0 million
Kentucky4$968,245
Colorado4$926,161
Guam4$881,656
Kansas4$880,267
Hawaii5$833,161
Nevada6$816,745
Mississippi6$790,028
Arkansas3$748,385
Alabama4$651,504
Louisiana3$644,232
West Virginia3$494,443
Alaska2$476,029
New Hampshire2$445,369
Maryland3$439,656
Idaho2$431,056
U.S. Virgin Islands3$407,728
Vermont2$368,941
Delaware3$259,937
Iowa2$259,598
Texas1$228,903

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.