The national tribal clearinghouse on sexual assault (ntcsa) is authorized by full-year continuing appropriations and extensions act, 2025, PUB

The Office on Violence Against Women awarded the Minnesota Indian Women's Sexual Assault Coalition $980,100 under a Cooperative Agreement on October 1, 2025, to establish, sustain, and expand the National Tribal Clearinghouse on Sexual Assault (NTCSA), funded under CFDA 16.027.

The NTCSA creates and maintains a repository of resources, training materials, and online tools that address sexual assault affecting American Indian and Alaska Native women. The clearinghouse delivers training and technical assistance to improve tribal medical responses, sexual assault advocacy, and criminal justice responses to sexual violence in Indian Country. The work is performed in St. Paul, Minnesota, with a period of performance through September 30, 2027.

The program purpose under CFDA 16.027 is to provide training and technical assistance on sexual assault of American Indian and Alaska Native women, with renewals considered on a case-by-case basis. Financial records and supporting documents must be retained for three years from final expenditure report submission, or longer if litigation, claims, or audits are active.

L. No. 119-4, 139 stat. 9. The ntcsa addresses the unique cultural and traditional needs of american indian and alaska native (AI/an) sexual assault victims by providing effective training that seeks to improve tribal medical responses, sexual assault advocacy, and criminal justice responses. The ntcsa funding may be used to establish, sustain, and/or expand a repository that provides resources, training opportunities, education materials and training and technical assistance on issues related to sexual assault of AI/an women.