SMART FY 2022 Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program | O SMART 2022 171211

Opportunity Information: Apply for O SMART 2022 171211

The SMART FY 2022 Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program is a discretionary federal grant administered by the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs (OJP) through the SMART Office (Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking). Its central purpose is to help eligible jurisdictions develop, improve, or expand the policies, systems, and operational capacity needed to implement the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), which is part of the Adam Walsh Act and is codified at 34 U.S.C. 20901 et seq. SORNA sets national standards for how sex offender registration and community notification should work across the United States, with an emphasis on consistency, accuracy, and information-sharing so jurisdictions can better track registrants and protect the public.

The opportunity is framed within OJP priorities that include advancing civil rights and racial equity, expanding access to justice, supporting crime victims and people impacted by the justice system, strengthening community safety, responding to evolving threats, and building trust between law enforcement and communities. In practice, this means applicants are expected to approach SORNA implementation in a way that strengthens public safety while also aligning with broader justice and equity goals, such as improving system fairness, transparency, and the quality of services and information provided to the public.

Eligibility is tightly limited to SORNA-defined jurisdictions. This includes U.S. states, the District of Columbia, principal U.S. territories, and federally recognized Indian tribal governments, but only when they are eligible under 34 U.S.C. 20929 to carry out SORNA functions and have elected to do so. For this solicitation, the term "state" is explicitly defined to include the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Tribal applicants face additional documentation expectations: they must show that the tribe has elected to carry out SORNA requirements (consistent with 34 U.S.C. 20911(10)), that their registration duties have not been delegated to the state since making that election, and they are expected to submit a tribal resolution documenting the election to implement SORNA.

The SMART Office also spells out how it plans to prioritize awards. Highest priority goes to (1) state and territorial applicants that have already implemented SORNA, followed by (2) tribal applicants that have implemented SORNA or have taken concrete steps toward recognition of implementation (such as submitting a substantial implementation package for SMART Office review or requesting additional time to implement). Next are (3) tribal applicants that have not implemented SORNA but retain their registration responsibilities (i.e., those duties have not been delegated to a state) and are requesting funds specifically to move toward substantial implementation. The program also considers (4) state applicants that have not yet implemented SORNA when the proposed activities directly advance their implementation efforts. An additional stated priority is for (listed again in the solicitation) jurisdictions that have not previously received funding under this specific program, reflecting an interest in broadening the number of jurisdictions receiving implementation support.

Key funding details included in the source information indicate the program is a grant (not a cooperative agreement), categorized under Law, Justice and Legal Services, with CFDA number 16.750. The award ceiling is listed as $400,000. The opportunity was posted under funding opportunity number O-SMART-2022-171211, created on March 25, 2022, with an original closing date of August 18, 2022. While the notice references expected awards, the specific number of awards is not provided in the text you shared.

A notable condition applies to how funds may be used by recipients and subrecipients: all recipients and subrecipients, including any for-profit organization involved at any level, must forgo any profit or management fee. In other words, even if a jurisdiction passes funds to another entity to support project work, those entities cannot add profit or charge a management fee on top of actual, allowable costs, reinforcing that the grant is intended to pay for direct implementation work rather than generate revenue.

• The SMART in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "SMART FY 2022 Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.750.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2022-03-25.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2022-08-18. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $400,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Others.

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