Opportunity ID: 358083
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | O-SMART-2025-172309 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | SMART FY25 Maintenance and Operation of the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Law, Justice and Legal Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 16.750 — Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jan 08, 2025 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jan 08, 2025 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 24, 2025 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 24, 2025 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $1,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $1,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $1 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | For profit organizations other than small businesses Small businesses Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | 1) Nonprofit Organizations: Nonprofits a 501(c)(3) status with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), other than institutions of higher education; and 2) For-Profit Organizations: Organizations other than small businesses, as well as small businesses (where the company meets the size standards established by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for most industries in the economy) |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | SMART |
| Description: | General Purpose of the Funding: The Office of Justice Programs has supported NSOPW since 2005. In FY 2008, the SMART Office assumed management responsibility for this program as NSOPW is closely aligned with SMART’s mission, and jurisdiction participation (including states, the District of Columbia, principal U.S. territories and certain federally recognized Indian Tribes) is required by SORNA. Since 2008, Congress has specifically appropriated funds for NSOPW. At present, all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the territories of American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands and 151 Tribes participate in NSOPW. NSOPW operates similarly to a search engine and uses web services to access registered sex offender information directly from individual jurisdictions. NSOPW links to state, territory, the District of Columbia, and Tribal public sex offender registries and allows users to conduct nationwide searches for registered sex offenders with one query rather than searching jurisdiction by jurisdiction. Since its inception, NSOPW has been heavily queried by the public and has had over 735 million searches and over 2 billion page views. In 2016, the SMART Office launched the NSOPW mobile application, allowing users to search from any mobile device. Available on Android and iOS, users have used the application to conduct over 11 million searches. In addition to the maintenance and support of NSOPW, this award supports the maintenance and enhancement of the SORNA Exchange Portal, a secure information-sharing system for jurisdictions as required under SORNA. This internet-based system provides a venue to streamline communication and coordination among jurisdictions’ sex offender registry officials, as well as federal agencies. The cooperative agreement also supports the Tribe and Territory Sex Offender Registry System (TTSORS) and the Sex Offender Registry Tool (SORT). TTSORS is a web-based sex offender registry system that is free of charge to U.S territories and Indian Tribes that have elected to implement SORNA. TTSORS functions as both the administrative registry system and the public sex offender registry website for jurisdictions, which allows for participation in NSOPW. TTSORS also streamlines data sharing for Tribes participating in DOJ’s Tribal Access Program (TAP) by automatically sending registry information to the FBI’s National Sex Offender Registry (NSOR) and ensuring data synchronization between TTSORS and NSOR. In partnership with TAP, this cooperative agreement supports the development and enhancement of the TTSORS-NSOR interconnection tool, enabling over 100 Tribal sex offender registry databases to directly connect to NSOR and significantly increasing the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of Tribal data shared with law enforcement nationwide. SORT is a similar tool that may be used by registration agencies in states, U.S. territories and the District of Columbia, and provides a free customizable administrative registry system and public sex offender registry website. It is designed to enhance information-sharing capabilities and maximize efficiency and cost effectiveness of registry system setup and ongoing maintenance. The award also supports training for each of the technology tools and related resource development for jurisdictions, as well as the monitoring, maintenance, and updating of the NSOPW mobile applications for Android and iOS and NSOPW’s social media page. Applicants should refer to Application Contents, Submission Requirements, and Deadlines: Budget Detail Form for information on allowable and unallowable costs that may inform the development of their project design. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Link to SMART current funding opportunities |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
SMART Office primary email and phone number
AskSMART@usdoj.gov Email:AskSMART@usdoj.gov |
Version History
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| Agency Contact Information: | SMART Office primary email and phone number AskSMART@usdoj.gov Email: AskSMART@usdoj.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.750 | PKG00289950 | Jan 08, 2025 | Feb 24, 2025 | View |
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