Deadline- 3 June 2013
Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering and Tracking (SMART) office is accepting applications for Sex Offender Management Fellowship Program. This program is supported by The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP). The objective of this program is to enhance capacity to provide assistance and support to state and local jurisdictions on their responses to sexual violence and exploitation in the context of sex offender management.
Thematic areas-
- Prevention and Education Programming in Sex Offender Management
- Investigate and Research Juvenile and Adult Sex Offender Treatment and Re-entry Services in Indian Country/Tribal Communities
Eligibility & Criteria-
- Eligible applicants are limited to individuals; organizations are not eligible to apply. Applicants must demonstrate knowledge and familiarity of SORNA and sex offender management related work, and have a specific ability and strong desire to support technical assistance, training, and other needs of the SMART Office in the area of sex offender management, with a specific focus on either: 1) prevention of, and education about, sexual violence and other sex offending behaviors; or 2) investigation and research of juvenile and adult sex offender treatment and re-entry services in Indian Country.
- Applicants must be able to demonstrate a financial and administrative capacity to manage the cooperative agreement, as well as the knowledge and skills to successfully execute the development of training, technical assistance, public awareness and other informational resources to meet the needs of victims of sexual violence that advances prevention and education programming, and/or the capacity of tribal communities to provide treatment or re-entry services to sex offenders in Indian Country. For the Indian Country fellowship only, the SMART Office will favor applicants who can demonstrate experience relevant to the unique demands of working with tribal communities, including experience working in tribal communities or Indian Country.
For more information, visit grants.gov and search by funding opportunity number.SMART-2013-3590
