Tribal domestic violence and sexual assault program

The Coalition To Stop Violence Against Native Women received a $341,347 Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women under the Tribal Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Grant Program (CFDA 16.557). The grant period runs from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022.

The funding will support the Coalition To Stop Violence Against Native Women in increasing awareness of domestic violence and sexual assault against American Indian and Alaska Native women in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Specifically, the organization will work to enhance responses to violence against American Indian and Alaska Native women at the tribal, federal, and state levels. Activities will also include identifying strategies to prevent domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking against American Indian and Alaska Native women.