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, midwest native coalition for justice and peace INC. (MNCJP) will serve the 5 federally recognized tribes in kansas, as well as tribal communities located in rural, suburban, and the urban areas. MNCJP 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. MNCJP will 1.) host an annual training on sexual assault response practices specific to justice system responses, specifically law enforcement and court systems; 2,) identify and provide DV/SA technical assistance to coalition membership and tribal communities; 3.) partner with judicial and law enforcement agencies to enhance victim centered responses to address sexual assault cases; 4.) partner with the oklahoma tribal coalition, native alliance against violence, to host an annual conference to provide training and education on advocacy related topics to tribal communities across kansas and oklahoma; 5.) develop a foundational, in-depth 40-hour indigenized training violence against women act (VAWA) academy project for kansas law enforcement, prosecutors, and advocates. The timing for performance of this award is 12 months.