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DOJ Gives Tribes Over $3M in AWA Grants

By Corey Rayburnyung

The Department of Justice has announced that it has awarded more than $50 million dollars in grants to assist Native American communities. Of that award, more than $3 million are marked for the implementation of the sex offender registry and notification programs as part of the Adam Walsh Act. From the press release: Additional funding announced today includes: [...]More than $3 million in grants and assistance provided to tribal governments through the Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking Office (SMART) in support of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 to assist tribes with developing or enhancing programs designed to implement the sex offender registry and notification programs...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on November 06, 2008 (boomark / email).