The standing rock sioux tribe (srst) proposes to use AWA funding to continue to further develop and enhance its SEX offender registry office to maintain jurisdictional implementation, as well as to…

The Department of Justice Office of Sex Offender Sentencing awarded $400,000 to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe on March 1, 2026, under the Support for Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program (CFDA 16.750) to develop and enhance its Sex Offender Registry Office and continue SORNA implementation on tribal lands.

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe will use the funding to maintain jurisdictional SORNA services, continue current project personnel, provide community and tribal leadership with information and updates on the Sex Offender Registry program, and build partnerships with the Bureau of Indian Affairs to fill service gaps. The program will coordinate with states and surrounding counties to identify and locate sex offenders, conduct absconder investigations, provide victim notifications, and prosecute violators at all levels.

Performance occurs in Fort Yates, North Dakota, on the Standing Rock Sioux Indian Reservation spanning approximately 2.3 million acres across North Dakota and South Dakota. The period of performance runs from March 1, 2026, through February 28, 2029.

The standing rock sioux tribe (srst) proposes to use AWA funding to continue to further develop and enhance its SEX offender registry office to maintain jurisdictional implementation, as well as to continue to meet the requirements of sorna. Award funding will allow the continuation of current sorna project personnel. The following goals have been identified for the srst: 1) continuing sorna services; 2) providing the community and tribal leadership information and updates on the work of srsts SOR program; and 3) building partnerships and fill service gaps through working with the bureau of indian affairs. The sorna program will continue to work with the states and surrounding counties to aid in identifying and locating SEX offenders, absconder investigations, notifications to victims, and prosecuting violators at all levels.