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, uniting three fires against violence (utfav) will serve 12 federally recognized tribes in michigan, as well as tribal communities located in rural, suburban, and the urban areas. Utfav 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. Utfav will 1) maintain the operations of utfav, 2) provide access to culturally specific training, technical assistance, resources and support requested and needed by tribal programs and/or tribal organizations; 3) provide annual DV and SA training/gathering events intended for tribal leadership, tribal youth and tribal advocates to engage leaders, youth and advocates. (additional topics will include teen dating violence, stalking and SEX trafficking.) the timing for performance of this award is 12 months.