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, the strong hearted native women's coalition, INC. (SHNWC) will serve 34 native american reservations in five southern california counties, as well as tribal communities located in surrounding rural, suburban, and urban areas. SHNWC will provide members, allies, and tribal governments with services, training and technical assistance support for capacity building, education, prevention, public awareness, and policy and systems change to combat domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and SEX trafficking of native women. SHNWC will 1.) increase awareness of violence against indian women and provide culturally specific technical support and response strategies for federal, state, local, and tribal governments, professionals, law enforcement, courts, and other agencies as needed to enhance access to essential services; and 2.) promote awareness and enhance response to assist victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, SEX trafficking, and stalking with a special emphasis on serving native american victims on the indian reservations located within southern california and the surrounding community. The timing for performance of this award is 12 months.