The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 established a comprehensive, national sex offender registration system called the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). SORNA aims to close potential gaps and loopholes that existed under prior laws, and to strengthen the nationwide network of sex offender registrations.

SORNA is the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, which is Title I of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-248). SORNA is codified at 34 U.S.C. § 20901 et seq.

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Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act which is Title I of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-248)

Goals, Objectives, and Deliverables: The SMART Office is interested in proposals that facilitate, enhance and maintain jurisdictional implementation of SORNA. Examples of strategies and projects to develop or enhance jurisdiction-wide SORNA implementation programs or functions: 1. Developing proposed legislation and administrative materials (such as policies and procedures) which address SORNA’s requirements, including through legal support. 2. Providing support for coordinated interagency efforts to enhance implementation of SORNA requirements. 3. Developing or enhancing law enforcement and other criminal justice agency information sharing at the jurisdiction level as well as between and among jurisdiction level agencies and local level agencies. 4. Implementing records management projects, such as converting documents to digital format as required by SORNA. 5. Developing and implementing training for law enforcement and other criminal justice agency personnel responsible for sex offender registration, notification, monitoring, or management. 6. Enhancing address verification strategies, collaborating with other jurisdictions and agencies on absconder investigations, and expanding community education and prevention programs related to sex offender registration, notification, or management. 7. Enhancing infrastructure to assist implementation of SORNA, such as for the collection, storage, submission or analysis of sex offender biometric data (finger and palm prints) and DNA.

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October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023

Government Organizations;

Government Organizations; Nonprofit Organizations

Registered agencies in good standing with the State

Project Grants

Public Safety

States that are not in substantial compliance with the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) are denied a portion of their federal Justice Assistance Grant awards each year. The denied funds are distributed through the SORNA program. SORNA funds may only be used to maintain or enhance state compliance with SORNA requirements.

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Registered in the GATA Grantee Portal, in Good Standing with Pre-qualification requirements and submittal of all application requirements by the close date/time of the posted Notice of Funding Opportunity.

Proposals will be reviewed by a panel of ICJIA staff and stakeholders with expertise in services to victims of crime. Applicants will be selected based on overall scoring. Decisions on which projects to fund among applications with equivalent scores will be selected based on individual scores of the evidence-based practices category.

Review team recommendations will be forwarded to the ICJIA Budget Committee for preliminary approval and applicants will be notified of the Committee's decision. A panel will conduct a final review of applications for cost allowability.

As identified in the Notice of Funding Opportunity

Budget Committee review/approval of recommended designations

Unsuccessful applicants may request a formal appeal. Only the evaluation process is subject to appeal. Evaluation scores and funding determinations may not be contested and will not be considered by the ICJIA’s Appeals Review Officer. The appeal must be in writing and submitted within 14 calendar days after either the date the grant award notice is published or receipt of a Funding Opportunity Declination Letter from ICJIA, whichever comes first.

Additional funding of up to 24 months may be awarded after the initial funding period, contingent upon satisfactory performance and availability of funds. Total funding for the grant program under a NOFO will not exceed 36 months.

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Meet SORNA guideline for requirements for document retention and sharing by upgrading the current electronic filing system. Enhance offender compliance with SORNA requirements.

Submit program reports Submit financial status reports Submit timekeeping certifications Submit closeout financial status report, property inventory, and closeout program report

Recipients must submit an annual audit report in accordance with the 2 CFR Part 200 Uniform Requirements. Future awards and fund drawdowns may be withheld if audit reports are delinquent.

In addition to implementing the funded project consistent with the approved project proposal and budget, agencies selected for funding must comply with applicable grant terms and conditions and other legal requirements, including GATA, and the U.S. Department of Justice Grants Financial Guide.

SORNA (CFDA 16.738) FFY19 (19-DS-BX-0021) FFY20 (20-DS-BX-0012) FFY21 15PBJA-21-GG-00302-JAGS FFY22 15PBJA-22-GG-00599-JAGS FFY23 15PBJA-23-GG-01514-JAGS

$252,569 $227,418 $89,547 $255,968 $292,894

$254,640

Funds will be used to purchase a new record management system for the Illinois State Police. This system will have the capability to perform community email notification, which is a requirement of SORNA and a feature that is not available with Illinois’ current system. Online offender information displays used by the general public will be enhanced to provide data required by SORNA, such as allowing searches by first or last names. The mapping feature on the website also will be enhanced for the public, showing 500-foot buffer zones and daycares. The new record management system also will house all documents contained in a registrant’s file. This will allow the state to more quickly provide data to other jurisdictions, as required by SORNA.

For State and Territorial jurisdictions that have not yet substantially implemented SORNA, applicants must have received a SORNA Substantial Implementation Report from the SMART Office, or submitted materials for a review, and must explain how the proposed project will bring the jurisdiction closer to implementation based upon SMART’s review. For tribal jurisdictions that have not yet substantially implemented SORNA, applicants must have received a SORNA Substantial Implementation Report, have submitted materials for a review, or requested and received a “reasonable time” extension from the SMART Office, and must explain how the proposed project will bring the jurisdiction closer to implementation based on SMART’s review. Discussion of a jurisdiction’s planned activities should include information regarding the jurisdiction’s SORNA implementation working group. The working group plan should include a list of the working group members, their responsibility regarding SORNA implementation, and an agenda for the group’s work during the grant period, in addition to the timeline of the applicant’s planned activities otherwise required by this solicitation. It is expected that successful grantees will complete semi-annual progress reports which include updates on their jurisdiction’s working group meetings. This requirement does not apply to jurisdictions that have already been found to have substantially implemented SORNA. For those jurisdictions that have already substantially implemented SORNA, the application must explain how the proposed project will either support continued implementation of SORNA or enhance their programs around registration/notification. State and Territorial applicants should link their proposed activities with non-implemented factors as identified in their most recent SORNA Substantial Implementation Report.

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60 E Van Buren Blvd 6th FL Chicago, IL 60605

http://www.smart.gov/sorna.htm http://www.icjia.state.il.us/grants/overview#tab_grant-programs

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Illinois State Police

FY 2018 : $249,916
FY 2019 : $252,569
FY 2020 : $52,610
FY 2021 : $155,687
FY 2022 : $196,394
FY 2023 : $56,084
FY 2024 : $255,296