SMART FY26 Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program

The Department of Justice’s SMART Office is offering FY26 grant funding to state, territorial, tribal, and District of Columbia jurisdictions to support implementation of the Adam Walsh Act (AWA) and the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). Grants will be used to develop, enhance, or expand programs that ensure compliance with SORNA’s registration, notification, and inter‑jurisdictional data‑exchange requirements, including participation in the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website. Up to 50 awards may be made, each with a ceiling of $400,000, to cover allowable costs such as personnel, training, technology, outreach, and evaluation activities. Recipients must be eligible governmental entities (states, territories, tribes, or D.C.) and must adhere to detailed budget and cost‑allowability guidelines outlined in the application package. • Funding purpose: assist jurisdictions in meeting SORNA/AWA requirements. • Eligible applicants: state governments, D.C., U.S. territories, federally‑recognized Indian tribes. • Number of awards: up to 50; award ceiling $400,000 each. • Application window: 09 Oct 2026 – 25 Nov 2026. • Required deliverables: program design, implementation plan, compliance reporting, and participation in national data‑exchange portal. • Funding instrument: Grant (CFDA 16.750). • No cost‑sharing required.