SMART FY 2022 Maintenance and Operation of the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website | O SMART 2022 171259

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The SMART FY 2022 Maintenance and Operation of the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website grant opportunity is a Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP) solicitation to fund the continued maintenance and day-to-day operation of NSOPW.gov, also known as the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website. NSOPW is the national public search portal that supports the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) under Title I of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act (34 U.S.C. 20901 et seq.). The central idea is to keep a single, reliable, nationwide search tool working so that both law enforcement and the public can query participating state, territorial, and tribal sex offender public registries from any internet-connected device and receive public sex offender data in one place. By sustaining this capability, the program supports SORNA's broader goal of a comprehensive national registration and notification system intended to improve public awareness and safety and help prevent sexual exploitation and violent crime, including crimes against children.

The opportunity is administered by the DOJ SMART Office (Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking), which helps jurisdictions build and strengthen SORNA implementation. Within OJP's stated priorities, the solicitation is framed alongside commitments to civil rights and racial equity, increasing access to justice, supporting victims and people impacted by the justice system, strengthening community safety, protecting the public from evolving threats, and building trust between law enforcement and communities. In practice, this particular award is focused on the operational backbone of NSOPW.gov, meaning the recipient would be responsible for keeping the website functional, secure, accessible, and integrated with the many separate registry systems that feed it, so the public-facing national search remains dependable and up to date.

This is a discretionary funding opportunity using a cooperative agreement, which generally indicates a closer working relationship with the federal agency than a standard grant. The program anticipates making a single award, reflecting that NSOPW is a centralized national system typically managed by one primary operator under federal direction and coordination. The expected award amount can be up to $950,000 (award ceiling), and the solicitation lists one expected award, emphasizing continuity of operations rather than multiple independent subprojects spread across different entities.

Eligible applicants include nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education), for-profit organizations that are not small businesses, and small businesses. The funding activity category is Law, Justice and Legal Services, and the CFDA (assistance listing) number associated with the program is 16.750. The opportunity was created on April 13, 2022, with an original closing date of May 31, 2022, under funding opportunity number O-SMART-2022-171259. Overall, the solicitation is best understood as a specialized federal investment in keeping NSOPW.gov operating as the nationwide public search gateway envisioned under SORNA, ensuring the system remains available for routine public use and for law enforcement needs while supporting DOJ public safety objectives.

• The Department of Justice, SMART in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "SMART FY 2022 Maintenance and Operation of the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.750.
• This funding opportunity was created on Apr 13, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by May 31, 2022. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $950,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses.

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