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Guam judiciary awarded $537,300 grants
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Posted on Sep 02 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Guam Delegate Madeleine Z. Bordallo said yesterday that the U.S. Department of Justice has awarded the Judiciary of Guam $537,300 in federal financial assistance.
A total of $387,300 was awarded through the Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program to upgrade the Judiciary’s sex offender management system. The funding will be used to ensure that all relevant and true data are compiled into Guam’s Sex Offender Registry. Through this project Guam will increase the timeliness and accuracy of Guam’s SOR information and conduct verification of all SOR data.
Another $150,000 was awarded through the FY11 National Criminal History Improvement Program to support the Judiciary’s new Case Management System. The NCHIP seeks to improve the nation’s safety and security by enhancing the quality, completeness, and accessibility of criminal history record information and by insuring the nationwide implementation of criminal justice and non-criminal justice background check systems. These funds will be used to establish connectivity between the new CMS system and the FBI.
“The grants received will help the Guam Judiciary improve information systems used to protect our community,” said Bordallo. “These federal funds will be used to enhance data collection of sex offenders in Guam and improve information systems used by law enforcement. I commend the Judiciary for seeking these funds and I look forward to them benefiting our community.”
