Umatilla plans to continue implementation of its SEX offender registration program

The Umatilla Indian Reservation received a $600,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs' Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) Office under the Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (CFDA 16.750). The grant funding will support the salaries of sex offender compliance investigators who will continue enhancing the tribe's sex offender registration program through further education and cooperation with the public, tribal police, and tribal court system. The goals of the program are to assist the tribe in developing, enhancing, and maintaining its sex offender registration and notification systems in compliance with the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). The award has a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027.

The tribe will use AWA funds to support the salaries of SEX offender compliance investigators who will continue enhancement of this program by further education and cooperation with the public, tribal police department and tribal court system.