The Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada (ITCN) was awarded a $3,082,025 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs under the VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program (CFDA #16.841) to provide victim services to American Indian/Alaska Native communities in Nevada from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2026. The VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program aims to support the development of victim service projects and provide training and technical assistance for...
Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada (ITCN) was awarded a $3.766 million Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs under the VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program (CFDA 16.841) for the period of January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2027. The funding will support ITCN's implementation of culturally relevant and linguistically appropriate victim services for Native American communities in Nevada that meet needs identified through local consultation. As...
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $695,454 Cooperative Agreement under the Family Violence Prevention and Services/Discretionary (CFDA 93.592) program to Nevada Urban Indians Inc. The award, with a period of performance from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2026, will fund the provision of specialized services for abused parents and their children in Northern Nevada. The grant supports a range of comprehensive, culturally sensitive,...
The U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $450,000 Project Grant to Native Community Development, Inc. under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016). The funding supports implementing strategies to enhance culturally specific services, increase community capacity for culturally relevant resources and support, and enhance traditional services for Native American and other underserved victims of domestic violence, dating violence,...
The Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada (ITCN) received a $396,816 Project Grant award on January 1, 2025 from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime (OVC) under the VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program (CFDA 16.841). The funding will be used by ITCN to implement comprehensive victim services that meet the needs identified by the tribal community and reflect their values and traditions. This aligns with the Congressional intent of the VOCA Tribal Victim...
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...
All Nations Community Health Center, Inc. will use a $475,000 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime under the VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program to sustain its existing human trafficking services program through September 2025. Specifically, funding will support continuing 1.0 FTE positions for a Project Director and Case Manager to provide advocacy, case management, and supportive services to American Indian and...
The First Nations Women's Alliance (FNWA) received a $500,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) under the VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program (CFDA 16.841). The funding will support FNWA's Developing Victim Specialists Project, which aims to create and sustain a pool of direct service workers for remote tribal victim service programs serving Native American communities in North Dakota. Key project activities include recruiting, hiring,...
The Strong Hearted Native Women's Coalition Inc. received a $219,402 Project Grant award on January 1, 2025 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime (OVC) under the VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program (CFDA 16.841). The funding will be used to implement comprehensive victim services for American Indian and Alaska Native communities in Southern California that meet needs identified by the local tribal groups and reflect their cultural values...
The Healing Native Hearts Coalition received a $441,989 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime (OVC) under the VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program (CFDA 16.841). The funding will be used to implement comprehensive victim services for Native communities in Alaska that meet needs identified by the community and reflect tribal values and traditions. Specifically, the grant will support advocacy, safety planning, legal aid,...
VICTIM-CENTERED SERVICES IN NORTHERN NEVADA WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO NATIVE AMERICANS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE SERVICES THAT ARE CULTURALLY RELEVANT, EVIDENCE BASED, AND TRAUMA INFORMED, AS THE PROGRAM.