SMART FY 16 Promoting Evidence Integration in Sex Offender Management: Development and Implementation of Sex Offender Treatment Standards

Funding Opportunity Number: SMART-2016-8955 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Law, Justice and Legal ServicesCFDA Number: 16.203Eligible Applicants Public and State controlled institutions of higher educationNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationPrivate institutions of higher educationIndividualsFor profit organizations other than small businessesSmall businessesAgency Name: USDOJ-OJP-SMARTClosing Date: May 09, 2016Award Ceiling: $1,000,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Mar 23, 2016Funding Opportunity Description: Based upon the growing body of research about the effectiveness of treatment for adults and juveniles who commit sex offenses, and in accordance with SORNA requirements, this solicitation supports the development and implementation of standards for the treatment of adult and juvenile sex offenders. Program-Specific Information The primary mission of the SMART Office is to assist jurisdictions in the implementation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA); a secondary mission is to support innovation and best practices in the field of sex offender management. SORNA requires, among other things, that eligible sex offenders register for specific durations. 42 U.S. Code § 16915 (b) of SORNA states th...

Source: Grants.gov - March 25, 2016 Category: Research Tags: Law, Justice and Legal Services Source Type: funding