The hualapai tribal council will use AWA grant funds to enhance its capacity to register, track, and monitor SEX offenders

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs awarded the Hualapai Tribal Council $399,702 on March 1, 2026, under the Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (CFDA 16.750) to enhance sex offender registration and monitoring capacity.

The Hualapai Tribal Council will hire a dedicated sex offender registration officer, provide training, and acquire technology—including a mobile fingerprint scanner, Toughbook laptop, and equipped vehicle—to strengthen registration and field monitoring activities. The award also funds improved interagency coordination with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to facilitate timely information sharing, enhance investigative capacity, and promote compliance with Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) requirements.

Performance runs through February 28, 2029, with place of performance in Peach Springs, Arizona. The program goal is to protect the public from convicted sex offenders by establishing and implementing comprehensive standards and a national system for sex offender registration and notification across states, territories, and tribes under Title I of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006.

The funds will support the hiring of a dedicated SEX offender registration officer, provide training, and acquire essential technologyincluding a mobile fingerprint scanner, toughbook laptop, and an equipped vehicleto strengthen registration and field monitoring activities. The project will also improve interagency coordination with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to facilitate timely information sharing, enhance investigative capacity, and promote compliance with sorna requirements.