1) State Government Entities:For the purposes of this NOFO, “state” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; 2) Native American Tribal Government Entities (Federally Recognized): For the purposes of this NOFO, this means those entities that are eligible per 34 U.S.C. § 20929 to carry out the functions of SORNA and have elected to do so.