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FY18 SORNA Enhancement

Award Information

Award #
2018-AW-BX-0005
Funding Category
Competitive Discretionary
Location
Congressional District
Status
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2018
Total funding (to date)
$221,509
Original Solicitation

Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2018, $221,509)

The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (AWA) authorizes the Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) to administer grants to assist states, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories and tribal jurisdictions in developing and/or enhancing sex offender registration and notification programs that support substantial implementation of Title I of the AWA, the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). SORNA was enacted to protect the public from convicted sex offenders and offenders against children by establishing a comprehensive national system for the registration of those offenders.

The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan will use grant funds for the tribe's sex offender registry official's salary, fringe, travel and training expenses and office expenses incurred by the registry department. Further, the tribe will use funds to purchase mobile tablets, biometric recovery equipment and forensic software. ca/ncf

Date Created: September 19, 2018