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. The coalition to stop violence against native women (csvanw) has been thetribal coalition for the 23 tribal nations in new mexico, theute mountain tribe of southern colorado, and the ysleta DEL SUR pueblo in southwestern texas since 1996. Through partnership and this funding csvanw will: 1)increase awareness of domestic violence and sexual violence against native american women within the communities and regions served by the coalition; 2)enhancethe response to violence against native american women at the federal, state, and tribal levels; 3)identifyand providetechnical assistance to coalition membership and tribal communities to enhance access to essential services to native american women victimized by domestic and sexual violence, including SEX trafficking; 4)assistnative american tribes todevelopand promotestate, local, and tribal legislation and policies that enhance best practices for responding to violent crimes against native american women, including the crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, SEX trafficking, and stalking; and 5)provide community-based member focused trainingsand technical assistance as requested by coalitionmembership. The timing for performance of this award is 12 months.