Federal Grant Award Summary

The Shoshone-Paiute Tribes received a $394,363 Project Grant award dated March 1, 2026, from the Office of Sex Offender Sentencing Monitoring Apprehending Registering and Tracking (SMART) under the Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (CFDA 16.750) to maintain and enhance Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) compliance operations on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation. The three-year grant period extends through February 28, 2029, and supports operational infrastructure for the Tribes' SORNA office, including updating compliance standards to align with evolving national requirements, training tribal community members and staff on SORNA implementation, developing sexual assault prevention and offender re-education materials to reduce recidivism, and establishing partnerships beyond the reservation to expand program resources and effectiveness.

The grant specifically addresses critical service gaps through four primary deliverables: (1) modernization of SORNA compliance protocols reflecting current national standards; (2) sustained community and staff training initiatives; (3) distribution of prevention materials and rehabilitative resources to offenders; and (4) development of off-reservation partnerships to strengthen training capacity, community outreach, policy development, and program implementation. This funding supports the federal government's objective to protect the public through comprehensive sex offender registration and notification systems while enabling tribal self-governance in implementing federal SORNA requirements.