The northern arapaho tribe will use AWA funding to continue SEX offender registration and notification act (SORNA) implementation efforts on the wind river indian reservation, which is home to two…

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Sex Offender Sentencing awarded the Northern Arapaho Tribe $400,000 on March 1, 2026, under the Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (CFDA 16.750) to continue Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) implementation efforts on the Wind River Indian Reservation.

The tribe will use the award to fund salaries and fringe benefits for two positions over the period of performance through February 28, 2029: a SORNA Compliance Officer for 12 months, responsible for sex offender compliance checks and registration monitoring duties, and a SORNA Public Safety Program Director for 24 months, responsible for overall program operations. The work is performed at Fort Washakie, Wyoming.

The Wind River Indian Reservation is home to two federally recognized tribes—the Northern Arapaho Tribe and the Eastern Shoshone Tribe. The Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program assists tribes with developing and enhancing programs to implement SORNA requirements under Title I of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006.

The northern arapaho tribe will use AWA funding to continue SEX offender registration and notification act (SORNA) implementation efforts on the wind river indian reservation, which is home to two federally recognized tribesthe northern arapaho tribe and the eastern shoshone tribe. They will use funds to continue paying salaries and fringe benefits for a compliance officer (for 12 months) and a SORNA public safety program director (for 24 months). The compliance officer is responsible for SEX offender compliance checks and other duties related to registering and monitoring SEX offenders. The program director is responsible for overall program operations.