The red lake band of chippewa indians will use AWA funds to strengthen and maintain its SEX offender registry (SOR) office to continue its compliance with sorna and to enhance community outreach…

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering and Tracking awarded the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians $335,388 on March 1, 2026, under the Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (CFDA 16.750) to strengthen and maintain its sex offender registry office in compliance with the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.

Red Lake will identify, register, and monitor convicted sex offenders who live on or enter the Red Lake Indian Reservation in northern Minnesota. The recipient commits to conduct at least 100 contacts with sex offenders within Red Lake annually and raise community reporting of sex offender presence by at least 25 percent. Red Lake will continue community education efforts by providing program information at community events to build awareness of the registry and guidance on its use among the broader reservation community.

Performance occurs at Red Lake, Minnesota, with a period of performance from March 1, 2026, through February 28, 2029.

The red lake band of chippewa indians will use AWA funds to strengthen and maintain its SEX offender registry (SOR) office to continue its compliance with sorna and to enhance community outreach efforts. Through its SOR office, red lake proposes to continue to identify, register, and monitor all convicted SEX offenders who live on or enter the red lake indian reservation, which is in northern minnesota. Red lake will carry out at least 100 contacts with SEX offenders within red lake each year of the project and will raise the incidence of community reporting of SEX offender presence on the reservation by at least 25%. Red lake will continue its community education efforts by providing program information at community events to build awareness of the SOR and provide guidance on how to use IT among the broader red lake community.