SMART FY 2020 SORNA Training and Technical Assistance Program

The Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) support for the "SORNA Training and Technical Assistance Program" focuses on providing training and technical assistance to states, tribes and territories for the purpose of developing and sustaining programs to substantially implement the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA),Title I of the Adam Walsh Act (34 U.S.C. section 20901 et seq.). This Act is designed to protect children and adults from sexual exploitation and violent crime, prevent child abuse and child pornography, promote Internet safety and honor the memory of Adam Walsh and other crime victims. SORNA was enacted to protect the public from convicted sex offenders and offenders against children by establishing a comprehensive national system for the registration of offenders and notification of the public.

The recipient of this award will provide targeted training and technical assistance to SORNA jurisdictions that have implemented, or are working to implement, SORNA. This training and technical assistance will include developing and maintaining sex offender registration and notification programs consistent with SORNA; upgrading or developing communication infrastructure(s) that inform communities and enhance community safety; using technology for information sharing; and integrating a sex offender registration and notification program with other criminal justice programs.