The mescalero apache tribe will use AWA funding to continue implementing sorna by providing salary and fringe for a sorna compliance officer and administrative assistant

The Mescalero Apache Tribe was awarded a $288,368 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (CFDA 16.750) to continue implementing the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) on the Mescalero Apache Reservation. The grant funds will provide salary and fringe benefits for a SORNA Compliance Officer and an Administrative Assistant to register new sex offenders, ensure current offenders are in compliance with tribal code and SORNA, conduct compliance checks, maintain digital records, and assist as needed. The grant award, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, aims to protect public safety by maintaining an accurate and accessible sex offender registry for the Mescalero Apache community.

The compliance officer will continue to register new SEX offenders and ensure current offenders are in compliance with the mescalero apache tribal code and sorna. Information collected will be documented through the tribal access program, ttsors and cjis. Work and home compliance checks will continue to be conducted throughout the year to ensure compliance. A list of registered SEX offenders will be posted at local schools and day cares, throughout the community and the tribes official website with link directly to the ttsors website. The administrative assistant will continue to assist by filing compliance checks, new SEX offender registrations, submitting DNA on new offenders, converting paperwork to a digital filing system and assist as needed.