Cooperative Agreement 90EV0533

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $625,000 Project Grant under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) to the Minneapolis American Indian Center (MAIC), a nonprofit organization serving the urban American Indian community in Minneapolis. Through this 4-year grant, MAIC will implement a project to increase the capacity of the local community to provide culturally specific resources and support for Native victims of...

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 Northeast Native Network Of Kinship And Healing Inc. was awarded a $400,000 federal Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016). This 3-year grant will enable the organization to provide culturally specific services and resources to the American Indian community in Southeastern Massachusetts, addressing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking....

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Central Office awarded a $250,000 cooperative agreement to the Alaska Native Women's Resource Center to compile data on the needs of Alaska victims of interpersonal violence. The two-year award runs from August 12, 2022 through August 15, 2024. Under the Tribal Courts program (CFDA 15.029), which provides funds for federally recognized Indian tribal governments to operate a judicial branch, the Center will collect and analyze information to...

American Indians Against Abuse, Incorporated will use $335,755 in funding from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women's Tribal Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Grant Program (CFDA 16.557) to provide services from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023. Specifically, the organization will work to increase awareness of domestic violence and sexual assault against Native American women, enhance tribal and federal responses to violence...

The National Resource Center On Domestic Violence, Inc. will deliver capacity building and technical assistance services under a $425,000 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women. The award period is from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. Under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526 program), the National Resource Center On Domestic Violence will establish and coordinate a Centering Racial...

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 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 Denver Indian Family Resource Center (DIFRC) received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) Title II Grants program. The grant period runs from November 15, 2023 to November 14, 2025. DIFRC, a non-profit organization serving the Denver metro area, will use the funding to provide comprehensive ICWA services to preserve American Indian and Alaska Native families. Key activities include family...

The Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center (MIWRC) received a $199,365 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (CFDA 16.582 Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program). The two-year grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, will enable MIWRC to expand culturally responsive services for American Indian/Native American crime victims and survivors in the East Phillips neighborhood of South Minneapolis. The funding will...