1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Harnessing Opportunities by Pursuing Expungement Act of 2023 or the HOPE Act of 2023 . 2. State Expungement Opportunity Grant Program (a) Name of program The grant program established under this section shall be known as the State Expungement Opportunity Grant Program . (b) Authorization The Attorney General is authorized to make grants to States and units of local government to reduce the financial and administrative burden of expunging convictions for cannabis offenses that are available to individuals who have been convicted of such offenses under the laws of the State. (c) Application The chief executive of a State or unit of local government seeking a grant under this section shall submit to the Attorney General an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Attorney General may reasonably require. (d) Use of funds Grants under this section shall be used— (1) for technology to provide cost-effective legal relief at scale; (2) to automate the process of expunging convictions for cannabis offenses; (3) for clinics, including legal clinics, that assist individuals through the expungement process; (4) to implement the notice requirement described in subsection (e); (5) to seal records of conviction for cannabis offenses, if appropriate; and (6) for other innovative partnerships to provide wide-scale relief to individuals who are eligible for the expungement of a conviction for a cannabis offense under the laws of the State. (e) Notice requirement A jurisdiction that receives a grant under this section shall— (1) publish on a publicly accessible website information about the availability and process of expunging convictions for cannabis offenses, including information for individuals living in a different jurisdiction who were convicted of a cannabis offense in that jurisdiction; (2) implement a process to notify each individual convicted of a cannabis offense when— (A) the expungement process has begun