The sault STE. Marie tribe will use AWA funds to continue to carry out sorna activities via registration and verification of SEX offenders, development of community education materials;…

The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians received a $351,417 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) under the Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (CFDA 16.750). The funding will be used over a three-year period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027 to continue the tribe's SORNA activities, including registering and verifying sex offenders, developing community education materials, supporting the SORNA project coordinator's salary/fringe, conducting travel for community outreach and offender registrations, developing a mobile app, purchasing a vehicle, and providing training. This federal grant award aims to assist the tribe in maintaining a comprehensive sex offender registry and notification system in compliance with the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA).

The sault STE. Marie tribe will use AWA funds to continue to carry out sorna activities via registration and verification of SEX offenders, development of community education materials; salary/fringe of the current sorna project coordinator, travel throughout sault tribes service area for community education and to conduct offender registrations and verifications, develop a mobile APP, purchase a vehicle, and provide training.