This grant program supports the development and operation of nonprofit, nongovernmental tribal domestic violence, and sexual assault coalitions

Recognized tribal coalitions may use funding from the tribal coalitions program to: 1) increase awareness of domestic violence and sexual assault against indian or native hawaiian women; 2) enhance the response to violence against indian or native hawaiian women at the federal, state, and tribal levels; 3) identify and provide technical assistance to coalition membership and tribal communities or native hawaiian communities to enhance access to essential services to indian or native hawaiian women victimized by domestic and sexual violence, including SEX trafficking; and 4) assist indian tribes or native hawaiian communities in developing and promoting state, local, and tribal legislation and policies that enhance best practices for responding to violent crimes against indian or native hawaiian women, including the crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, SEX trafficking, and stalking. With this funding, hopi-tewa women's coalition to end abuse (htwca) will serve one federally recognized tribe, the hopi tribe, in arizona, as well as tribal communities located in rural, suburban, and the urban areas. Htwca will provide members, allies, and tribal governments with services, training and technical assistance support for capacity building, education, prevention, public awareness, policy and systems change, and information to combat domestic violence, sexual assault and trafficking of native women. Htwcea will 1) provide public awareness and understanding of violence against hopi and tewa women through culturally based messaging and programming; 2) maintain youth and young-adult focused awareness initiatives within the coalition that support engagement, understanding and community action led by youth and young adults; 3) provide training and technical assistance to partner agencies and programs that serve american indian, specifically hopi and tewa victims to enhance response to domestic and sexual violence, including stalking, dating violence and SEX trafficking; 4) build hopi tribal leadership capacity to advance their understanding of policy, resources, response and program development to address the impacts of violence against native women; 5) increase htwcea staff, board and membership program capacity in the knowledge of violence against native women, grant management, professional development, leadership and coalition sustainability; and 6) provide direct services for american indian women victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, stalking and SEX trafficking. The timing for performance of this award is 12 months.