Project Grant 2019VOGX0093

The Reno-Sparks Indian Colony (RSIC) received a $229,973 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) under the VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program (CFDA 16.841). The grant, effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025, will be used by RSIC to implement services for victims of crime that meet needs identified by the tribal community and reflect their values and traditions. This aligns with the congressional intent to improve victim...

The Reno-Sparks Indian Colony (RSIC), a federally recognized tribal government, was awarded a $1,600,000 Project Grant under the Bureau of Justice Assistance's Tribal Justice Assistance Program (CFDA 16.596). The grant funding will support the construction of a new Multipurpose Justice Center campus in Reno, Nevada to house the tribal court, tribal police, and human services departments. This project aims to demolish four outdated HUD-code manufactured buildings and replace them with three new...

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded a $160,000 block grant to the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony from January 1, 2022 through September 30, 2024 under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title VI, Part A, Grants to Indian Tribes, Part B, Grants to Native Hawaiians program (CFDA 93.047). The grant funding will support the delivery of supportive services, including nutrition services, to American Indians, Alaskan Natives, and Native Hawaiians in...

The Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California was awarded a $601,681 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587). This 24-month grant will enable the Washoe Tribe's Victim Services Project to: 1) provide 24/7 victim advocacy and hotline services; 2) offer emergency and transitional housing; and 3) coordinate a community response among allied partners,...

The Washoe Tribe of Nevada & California, through its Washoe Development Group division, received a $946,466 Project Grant award under the VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program (CFDA 16.841) from the Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime. This 5-year award, effective from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2028, will fund the implementation of comprehensive victim services that meet the needs identified by the Washoe tribal community and reflect their values and...

The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe received a $750,000 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program (CFDA 16.589) grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women. This 36-month project award will fund a victim services initiative for the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation in Nevada. Key services to be provided include on-site trainings for service providers, counseling for victims, transportation assistance, a 24-hour hotline, and...

The Reno-Sparks Indian Colony (RSIC) received a $630,253 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The funding will be used to establish a new on-demand responsive transit service to expand and enhance RSIC's tribal transit system, which currently operates a fixed route. The new service will purchase a 7-8 passenger ADA-accessible van with a wheelchair...

The Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc. (RSBCIHI) received a $1,000,000 Project Grant award under the FY 2023 VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program (CFDA 16.841) administered by the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime. This funding will support the implementation of comprehensive victim services for American Indian and Alaska Native communities that align with tribal values and traditions. Specifically, RSBCIHI will use the grant to...

The Washoe Tribe of Nevada & California has been awarded a $114,448 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the OVW Special Projects program (CFDA 16.029). This 24-month grant will enable the tribe's Victim Services Program to provide flexible financial assistance to survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and/or sex trafficking. The funding will support critical services such as housing assistance,...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) under the VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program (CFDA 16.841) provides $396,816 to the Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada (ITCN) to implement victim services that meet the needs and reflect the values and traditions of Nevada's tribal communities. The funding will be used to develop, expand, and enhance comprehensive victim support programs, including victim advocacy, shelter, counseling, and...