Byrne Grant/ JAG

August 1, 2011:
Federal Adam Walsh Act/SORNA Compliancy Deadline of July 27, 2011 for all 50 States Has Come and Gone
(See Bulletin Board Posting #367)

Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Grant Program: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/byrne.html

2006 & 2007 Grants: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/07JAGstateallocations.pdf
2007 & 2008 Grants: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/08JAGstateallocations.pdf

In Virginia, it would cost $12 million to comply with the Adam Walsh Act, but the state would only lose $400,000 (Byrne Grant) if they do not comply.

SMART Office Fiscal Year 2009 Adam Walsh Act Implementation Act Grant Program:
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=45305&mode=VIEW

Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program:
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/jag.html

New Rules for Sex Offenders Might be Worse, March 6, 2009:
(Explains the Byrne Grant)
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20090306/OPINION03/903060340/-1/ENT05/New+rules+for+sex+offenders+might+be+worse

http://sexoffenderresearch.blogspot.com/2009/03/ia-new-rules-for-sex-offenders-might-be.html

Add Juveniles to Sex Offender Lists or Lose Grants, July 13, 2009:
http://www.ksbitv.com/news/50674042.html

States Struggle to Comply with Sex Offender Database, July 7, 2009:
All juvenile offenders, whether they were tried in adult or juvenile court, will have to be registered under the law. The U.S. attorney general will have the authority to apply the law retroactively, meaning it may be applied to those who have served their time.
"[States] should not allow themselves to be federalized in a way that trashes the Constitution," Spencer said. "There has to be a more realistic and productive way to solve the sex abuse problem. ... The consequences for noncompliance don't make any real sense. The feds are saying, in effect, if you don't comply with this mandate, we are going to make it difficult, if not impossible, for you to fight crime in your state at all."
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jul/07/states-struggle-to-comply-with-sex-offender-databa/?feat=article_related_stories&