SMART FY 2024 Maintenance and Operation of the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website

and Tribal public sex offender registries in one national search site. The front-end operations of the NSOPW.gov website is maintained by the Office of Justice Programs. OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety, protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. With this funding opportunity, the SMART Office seeks to continue assisting jurisdictions in making their sex offender data available in response to searches conducted on NSOPW.gov, along with related technology tools to assist jurisdictions with registering and tracking sex offenders, sharing information about registered sex offenders with other jurisdictions, and providing community notification and information about registered sex offenders to the public. This program furthers the DOJ’s mission to uphold the rule of law, to keep our country safe, and to protect civil rights.