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The FY 2024 Support for?Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (AWA) is now open for applications.
Under the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, the SMART Office is authorized to provide annual direct funding, targeted training and technical assistance, and technology tools. The AWA implementation grant program supports states, the District of Columbia, principal U.S. territories and federally recognized Indian tribes with implementation and ongoing maintenance of requirements of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA).
Under the AWA implementation grant program, the SMART Office funds projects to help create or maintain programs to register and track sex offenders and notify the public of their location. The SMART Office will award grants of up to $600,000, with a 36-month period of performance starting October 1, 2024. No match is required.
Award Eligibility:?States, the District of Columbia, principal U.S. territories and federally recognized Indian tribal governments that have elected to carry out SORNA are eligible to apply.
Funding applications are submitted to the Office of Justice Programs in a two-step process, with initial information submitted to?Grants.gov?and the full application completed in?JustGrants.
Grants.gov Deadline: May 16, 2024, by 11:59 p.m., Eastern time*
Before applying in JustGrants, applicants must register with Grants.gov and then submit an SF-424 and SF-LLL in Grants.gov by 11:59 p.m. ET, May 16, 2024.
JustGrants Deadline: May 30, 2024, by 5 p.m., Eastern time
The full application, including attachments, must be submitted in JustGrants by 5:00 p.m. ET, May 30, 2024.
* Note: Failure to submit the documents required in Grants.gov by May 16 (Step 1) will prevent you from submitting your full application package in JustGrants (Step 2).
Resources:
- The SMART Office will release an application guidance webinar with more information on this funding opportunity. Look for an email with updates soon, or check the?SMART multimedia page. The webinar will also be available on SMART?s YouTube channel.
- Visit SMART?s?funding page?for general information on applying for SMART awards.
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Subscribe?to email updates from the SMART Office.
- Review the Office of Justice Programs??Grant Application Resource Guide.
- Contact the SMART Office at 202-514-4689 or?[email protected]?for assistance.
- Follow SMART on?Twitter?and?Facebook and subscribe to our YouTube channel.
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