Tribal domestic violence and sexual assault program

The Seven Dancers Coalition 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 is from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022.

The funding will support the Seven Dancers Coalition, Inc.'s efforts to increase awareness of domestic violence and sexual assault against American Indian and Alaska Native women in Hogansburg and Bombay, New York. Specifically, the organization will enhance responses to violence at the tribal, federal, and state levels through identification and provision of effective intervention services. The award furthers the goals of the Tribal Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Grant Program to combat violence against indigenous women through coalition-building and multi-sector coordination.