Project Grant 2020VOGX0264

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to American Indian Development Associates, LLC (AIDA) under the VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program (CFDA 16.841). The grant funds will be used by AIDA to continue operating and expand their existing Tribal Victim Specialist Internship (TVSI)-III program, which has been supported by OVC since 2017. The TVSI-III program aims to build the capacity of the tribal victim services workforce by...

The U.S. Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) has awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program (CFDA 16.841) to Red Wind Consulting Inc., a Colorado-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. This 3-year grant will support the development of an internship and apprenticeship program that links Tribal College and University (TCU) students and job-ready apprentices with Tribal victim services programs. Red Wind Consulting will work with...

The Resighini Rancheria will use this $219,402 FY 2024 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside (TVSSA) Program grant, administered by the U.S. Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime (CFDA 16.841), to implement services for victims of crime that meet needs identified by the tribal community and reflect their values and traditions. The TVSSA program was created in 2018 to improve victim services in tribal communities. This award will enable the Resighini Rancheria, a federally recognized Yurok...

The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526) to the National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College (NCJTC), with the Tribal Law and Policy Institute (TLPI) as a sub-awardee. The project will provide basic and advanced training and technical assistance (TTA) for tribal law enforcement officers and agencies responsible for responding to and investigating domestic...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) awarded a 3-year, $500,000 Project Grant under the VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program (CFDA 16.841) to the Wild Horse Butte Community Development Corporation (WHBCDC), a minority-owned non-profit organization in South Dakota. The grant will fund WHBCDC's Lakota Intern Project, which aims to develop a workforce to serve victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking in the Pine Ridge...

This FY 2024 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside (TVSSA) Program award of $441,989 was granted to Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc. (RSBCIHI) by the U.S. Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime (OVC). The funding will be used by RSBCIHI 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 for the TVSSA program, which...

The Tribal Law and Policy Institute (TLPI) was awarded a $6,305,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.731 Tribal Youth Program) to continue operating the Tribal Youth Resource Center. The goal of the Center is to support and enhance tribal efforts through comprehensive, culturally responsive national training and technical assistance to prevent, reduce, and respond to youth delinquency, and strengthen fair...

The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $615,000 cooperative agreement to the Tribal Law and Policy Institute under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526) federal grant program. The award will support training and technical assistance for current and potential grantees of OVW's Tribal Jurisdiction Program as they plan for, implement, and exercise Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction over non-Native individuals. Specifically, the Institute will...

The Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded Justice Innovation Inc. a $500,000 Project Grant under the Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731) to develop and administer a Tribal Youth Fellowship Program from May 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024. In partnership with the Institute of Indigenous American Legacy, Justice Innovation Inc. will recruit, train, and support two cohorts of Tribal Youth Fellows from diverse Tribal and regional backgrounds. Tribal Youth...

The U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime, awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program (CFDA 16.841) to Pawnee Nation College (PNC). This 3-year grant will support PNC's partnership with the National Tribal Trial College (NTTC) and eight federally recognized tribes in northern Oklahoma to develop and deliver a 2-year vocational skills training program. The program aims to recruit, train, place, and retain Tribal Crime Victim...