Northern cheyenne tribe is working to improve its SEX offender registry program

The Northern Cheyenne Tribe was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (CFDA 16.750) by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART). The grant funding will support the tribe's efforts to improve its sex offender registry program, including enhancing personnel, training, and infrastructure. The key objectives are to improve oversight and management of sex offender registration and compliance, enhance enforcement capabilities, and increase the efficiency and accuracy of data handling. The three-year grant period runs from October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2027. The Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program assists state, territorial, and tribal governments in developing, enhancing, and maintaining sex offender registration and notification systems in compliance with the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA).

The tribe will use AWA funds to support personnel, training and improve infrastructure. Funds will assist the program in improving oversight and management of SEX offender registration and compliance, enhancing enforcement capabilities and increasing efficiency and accuracy of data handling.