Opportunity Information: Apply for SMART 2013 3497
Apply for SMART 2013 3497
- The Department of Justice in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "SMART FY 13 Support for Adam Walsh 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 Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 23, 2013 and posted on Jan 23, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 26, 2013. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $13,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $400,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 70 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized).
- States include the U.S. 5 principal territories Guam, Puerto Rico. US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and Northern Mariana Islands.
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Opportunity Summary:
The SMART FY 13 Support for Adam Walsh Implementation Grant Program is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice designed to help jurisdictions build, upgrade, or sustain the systems and practices needed to meet the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) requirements under the Adam Walsh Act. At its core, SORNA expects every state, the District of Columbia, the major U.S. territories, and federally recognized tribes that choose to participate to operate a sex offender registry, and it requires covered offenders to register and keep their information current in each place they live, work, or attend school. The program is meant to fund practical, on-the-ground improvements that move a jurisdiction closer to implementation, or help jurisdictions that are already implemented maintain compliance and strengthen their registration and notification operations over time.
SORNA compliance is framed broadly and includes both policy and operational requirements. Registries must collect and maintain specific required information, ensure registration lasts for the appropriate duration, and carry out in-person verification of offender identity at required intervals. Jurisdictions are also expected to participate in national tools that support public safety and cross-jurisdiction coordination, including the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website and the SORNA Exchange Portal. In the application, jurisdictions are expected to clearly connect proposed activities to these kinds of SORNA expectations, showing either how the project closes current gaps on the path to implementation or how it strengthens ongoing compliance and improves the effectiveness of their registry and notification program.
The SMART Office emphasizes proposals that directly enhance jurisdictionwide implementation capacity. Examples of fundable activities include improving infrastructure for collecting, storing, submitting, or analyzing biometric and identity data tied to sex offender registration, such as fingerprints and palm prints and, where applicable, DNA-related processes. The program also supports projects that improve information sharing among law enforcement and criminal justice agencies, both within a jurisdiction and between state-level and local-level partners, since SORNA implementation often depends on smooth, timely coordination. Records management is another common focus, including digitizing documents and modernizing workflows so that required registration data is accessible, consistent, and usable for compliance and enforcement. Applicants can also propose coordinated interagency initiatives, formalizing how multiple agencies work together to meet SORNA requirements, and can fund training for the personnel responsible for registration, notification, and monitoring so staff understand the legal standards and the operational steps needed to meet them. Additional eligible approaches include strengthening address verification tactics, collaborating on absconder investigations with other jurisdictions and agencies, and expanding partnerships with victim service providers to support community education and prevention related to sex offender management.
Tribal eligibility and project design have some unique features. Federally recognized tribes that have elected to carry out SORNA requirements may apply, and the solicitation specifically encourages consortium approaches where multiple tribes pool resources to meet implementation needs. A consortium proposal might involve sharing equipment like digital fingerprint systems or registration kiosks, jointly staffing or sharing registry office capacity, building or maintaining a shared public website, or coordinating enforcement activities and registration facilities. Because these projects depend on shared governance and clear roles, the solicitation calls for supporting documentation demonstrating the collaboration, such as interagency agreements, memoranda of understanding, or letters of cooperation from each participating member jurisdiction.
For states, territories, and the District of Columbia, the program recognizes that registration and notification functions are often carried out through political subdivisions, including local governments. States that previously received Adam Walsh implementation funding and that delegate registry functions to local units are encouraged to include support for those local entities in their proposed work, since statewide compliance can hinge on local capacity. The solicitation also highlights state efforts that relate to Public Law 280 (P.L. 280) contexts, noting that states may apply to support local or state units of government, including P.L. 280 tribes, in developing or enhancing registration and notification functions connected to tribal nations that have been delegated to the state for substantial SORNA implementation. States that include P.L. 280 tribes are encouraged to design projects that explicitly address SORNA implementation as it relates to those tribes, reflecting the practical complexity of aligning responsibilities across jurisdictions.
Administratively, this opportunity was posted January 23, 2013, with an application deadline of March 26, 2013, and an archive date of April 25, 2013. It was offered under Funding Opportunity Number SMART 2013 3497, listed under CFDA 16.750 (Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program), and categorized under law, justice, and legal services. The program anticipated approximately 70 awards, with an estimated total of $13,000,000 available. Individual awards ranged from a $10,000 floor to a $400,000 ceiling, and there was no cost sharing or matching requirement. Eligible applicants included state governments and federally recognized Native American tribal governments, with "states" explicitly including the five principal U.S. territories: Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands. For applicants needing the full announcement or assistance accessing it, the listed contact was Faith Baker, Associate Director at the SMART Office, reachable by phone at 202-305-2586 or by email at faith.baker@usdoj.gov, and the solicitation referenced additional details at www.smart.gov/pdfs/SMARTFY13AWA.pdf.
FAQs: SMART FY 13 Support for Adam Walsh Implementation Grant Program (SMART 2013 3497)
What is the SMART FY 13 Support for Adam Walsh Implementation Grant Program?
It is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice (SMART Office) intended to help jurisdictions build, upgrade, or sustain the systems and practices needed to meet the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) requirements under the Adam Walsh Act.
What is the main purpose of this funding?
The program funds practical, on-the-ground improvements that either (1) move a jurisdiction closer to SORNA implementation by closing gaps, or (2) help jurisdictions that are already implemented maintain compliance and strengthen sex offender registration and notification operations over time.
What does SORNA generally require jurisdictions to do?
SORNA expects every state, the District of Columbia, the major U.S. territories, and federally recognized tribes that choose to participate to operate a sex offender registry. Covered offenders must register and keep their information current in each place they live, work, or attend school.
What kinds of compliance requirements does SORNA include?
Compliance is described broadly and includes policy and operational requirements such as collecting and maintaining required registry information, ensuring registration lasts for the appropriate duration, and conducting in-person verification of offender identity at required intervals.
Are jurisdictions expected to use national tools or systems as part of SORNA work?
Yes. The solicitation notes participation in national tools supporting public safety and cross-jurisdiction coordination, including the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website and the SORNA Exchange Portal.
What should an applicant show in the application narrative?
Applicants are expected to clearly connect proposed activities to SORNA expectations, explaining how the project closes current gaps on the path to implementation or strengthens ongoing compliance and improves the effectiveness of the registration and notification program.
What types of projects does the SMART Office emphasize?
The SMART Office emphasizes proposals that directly enhance jurisdictionwide implementation capacity, focusing on improvements that make it easier to meet SORNA requirements consistently across the jurisdiction.
What are examples of fundable activities under this program?
Examples described in the solicitation include infrastructure improvements for collecting, storing, submitting, or analyzing biometric and identity data tied to sex offender registration (such as fingerprints and palm prints and, where applicable, DNA-related processes), as well as projects that improve information sharing and coordination.
Can funds be used to improve information sharing among agencies?
Yes. The opportunity supports projects that improve information sharing among law enforcement and criminal justice agencies within a jurisdiction and between state-level and local-level partners, recognizing that smooth, timely coordination is often essential for SORNA implementation.
Is records management and digitization an eligible focus area?
Yes. Records management is identified as a common focus, including digitizing documents and modernizing workflows so required registration data is accessible, consistent, and usable for compliance and enforcement.
Are interagency initiatives and formal collaboration eligible?
Yes. Applicants may propose coordinated interagency initiatives that formalize how multiple agencies work together to meet SORNA requirements.
Can applicants use grant funds for training?
Yes. The program can fund training for personnel responsible for registration, notification, and monitoring to ensure staff understand legal standards and the operational steps needed to meet them.
Does the solicitation mention address verification and absconder investigations?
Yes. Eligible approaches include strengthening address verification tactics and collaborating on absconder investigations with other jurisdictions and agencies.
Are partnerships with victim service providers allowed under this program?
Yes. The program description includes expanding partnerships with victim service providers to support community education and prevention related to sex offender management.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants include state governments and federally recognized Native American tribal governments. The solicitation specifies that "states" include Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands, and it also includes the District of Columbia.
Are tribes eligible, and do tribal projects have any unique features?
Yes. Federally recognized tribes that have elected to carry out SORNA requirements may apply. The solicitation encourages consortium approaches where multiple tribes pool resources to meet implementation needs.
What is a tribal consortium approach in this solicitation?
A consortium proposal may involve sharing equipment (such as digital fingerprint systems or registration kiosks), jointly staffing or sharing registry office capacity, building or maintaining a shared public website, or coordinating enforcement activities and registration facilities.
What documentation is expected for tribal consortium or multi-jurisdiction collaboration proposals?
The solicitation calls for supporting documentation demonstrating collaboration, such as interagency agreements, memoranda of understanding, or letters of cooperation from each participating member jurisdiction.
How does the solicitation address states that delegate registry functions to local governments?
It notes that registration and notification functions are often carried out through political subdivisions (including local governments). States that previously received Adam Walsh implementation funding and that delegate registry functions to local units are encouraged to include support for those local entities, since statewide compliance can hinge on local capacity.
Does the program mention Public Law 280 (P.L. 280) contexts?
Yes. The solicitation highlights state efforts related to P.L. 280 contexts. It notes that states may apply to support local or state units of government, including P.L. 280 tribes, in developing or enhancing registration and notification functions connected to tribal nations that have been delegated to the state for substantial SORNA implementation.
If a state includes P.L. 280 tribes in the project, what does the solicitation encourage?
States are encouraged to design projects that explicitly address SORNA implementation as it relates to those tribes, reflecting the practical complexity of aligning responsibilities across jurisdictions.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number and CFDA listing for this program?
The Funding Opportunity Number is SMART 2013 3497. The program is listed under CFDA 16.750 (Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program).
What category is this funding opportunity listed under?
It is categorized under law, justice, and legal services.
When was this opportunity posted and what was the application deadline?
It was posted on January 23, 2013, and the application deadline was March 26, 2013.
When was this opportunity archived?
The archive date listed for this opportunity is April 25, 2013.
How many awards were anticipated and what was the total estimated funding?
The program anticipated approximately 70 awards, with an estimated total of $13,000,000 available.
What were the minimum and maximum award amounts?
Individual awards ranged from a minimum of $10,000 to a maximum of $400,000.
Was a cost share or match required?
No. The solicitation stated there was no cost sharing or matching requirement.
Where can applicants find the full announcement referenced in the solicitation?
The solicitation referenced additional details at www.smart.gov/pdfs/SMARTFY13AWA.pdf.
Who was listed as the contact for assistance or to obtain the full announcement?
The listed contact was Faith Baker, Associate Director at the SMART Office. Phone: 202-305-2586. Email: faith.baker@usdoj.gov.
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