Jeff Bingaman United States Senator from New Mexico

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today announced that three New Mexico communities will benefit from federal funding awarded through the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).

The Pueblos if Cochiti and Zuni were awarded funding through the DOJ's Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering and Tracking (SMART) Office, which provides grants to help state, local and tribal jurisdictions in implementing and/or enhancing sex offender registration and notification programs.

"This grant funding will help protect New Mexicans," Bingaman said.

The following organization/communities were awarded:

• $166,500 - Pueblo de Cochiti: Funding will be used to plan, develop, and implement a sex offender registration program.
• $73,686 - University of New Mexico: New Mexico Statistical Analysis Center (NMSAC) will continue a study on reentry initiatives in New Mexico corrections and the attitude of staff toward the offenders participating in these programs.
• $51,128 - Pueblo of Zuni: Funding will be used to plan, develop, and implement a sex offender registration program.