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U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs

Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program

Federal program · program number 16.750 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · also called “Adam Walsh Act”

Key facts

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1 grant
Type of help
Project grant
Typical award
Approximately $16,500,000 (up to $400,000 per award) for grants under the Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program; approximately $950,000 for a cooperative agreement to fund the Maintenance and...

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What it pays for

Goal: Protect the public from convicted sex offenders Protect the public from convicted sex offenders by establishing and implementing a set of comprehensive standards and a national system for sex offender registration and notification. Improve implementation of SORNA to protect the public from convicted sex offenders. For jurisdictions that have substantially implemented SORNA, support continued implementation, enhance registration programs, and address any SORNA requirements that are not yet met. For jurisdictions that have not yet substantially implemented SORNA, support the jurisdiction�s efforts to substantially implement SORNA; Assist criminal justice professionals across the entire spectrum of sex offender management activities needed to prevent sexual violence and ensure public safety; and provide the public with information about registered sex offenders and facilitate information sharing among jurisdictions through participation in the National Sex Offender Public Website.

How applications are judged

In each year's official notice: SMART FY26 Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program

Match

None required (federal program listing).

Who in Tennessee has won this program

1 award to Tennessee groups since 2024. Largest shown:

Past Tennessee winners
Past winnerWhereAmountFiscal year
State of TennesseeNashville$109K spent that year2025

Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Official program listing (SAM.gov) Program website