The International Association of Forensic Nurses, Incorporated (IAFN) received a $550,000 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative program (CFDA 16.526) to operate the Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner Technical Assistance (SAFETA) Project from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. The SAFETA Project will provide technical assistance to communities and agencies to strengthen their response...
This $998,190 Cooperative Agreement was awarded by the Department of Justice's Office of Victims of Crime (OVC) under the Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations (CFDA 16.053) program. The International Association of Forensic Nurses, Incorporated (IAFN) will provide comprehensive training and technical assistance to OVC grantees to help them develop, expand, and sustain Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) programs across the United States and its territories. Key deliverables include conducting...
This Cooperative Agreement award of $199,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) will fund the Minnesota Indian Women's Sexual Assault Coalition (Miwsac) to expand and maintain the National Tribal Clearinghouse on Sexual Assault (NTCSA). The NTCSA program (CFDA 16.027) aims to provide training and technical assistance on issues related to sexual assault of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) women. Through this award, Miwsac will manage the...
The National Indigenous Women's Resource Center, Inc. was awarded a $1.3 million cooperative agreement by the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Family Violence Prevention and Services/Discretionary program (CFDA 93.592) for the period of March 15, 2021 through September 30, 2025. The purpose of this award is to fund a wide range of discretionary activities to improve the capacity of individuals, organizations, government entities, and...
The National Congress of American Indians Fund (NCAIF) received a $520,000 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative program. The award period is from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023. Under this cooperative agreement, NCAIF will implement a comprehensive project to provide technical assistance and training to federally recognized Indian tribes exercising Special Domestic Violence...
The Minnesota Indian Women's Sexual Assault Coalition (MIWSAC) was awarded a $1,000,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women to operate the Tribal Sexual Assault Clearinghouse Project from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. The project supports the National Clearinghouse on Sexual Assault of American Indian and Alaska Native Women program (CFDA 16.027), which aims to provide training and technical assistance...
The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $300,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Qizhjeh Heritage Institute on October 1, 2024 under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526). The 24-month project will provide tribal-specific training and technical assistance to tribal governments and coalitions to build capacity, enhance community response, and increase safety for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking within American...
The Qizhjeh Heritage Institute received a $349,284 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women to deliver tribal community awareness, outreach, and prevention strategies from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024. The funding supports the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative program (CFDA 16.526), which provides grantees with expertise and resources to forge cross-sector partnerships to effectively respond to violence...
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $4.95 million cooperative agreement to the National Indigenous Women's Resource Center, Inc. under the Family Violence Prevention and Services/Culturally Specific Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence Services program (CFDA #93.496). The objective of this award is to fund culturally specific activities for survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence from culturally specific populations. It will...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $500,000 cooperative agreement to the Alaska Native Women's Resource Center (ANWRC) on October 1, 2023. This grant is funded under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526) and will support the establishment of the Alaska Native Advocacy Training and Technical Assistance Center. Over the 2-year project period, ANWRC will deliver Alaska Native-specific advocacy trainings, facilitate mentorships between...