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 native alliance against violence, INC. (naav) will serve the 38 federally recognized tribes in oklahoma, as well as tribal communities located in rural, suburban, and urban areas. Naav 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. Naav will: 1) increase awareness of domestic violence and sexual assault against indian women; 2) enhance the response to violence against indian women at the federal, state and tribal levels; 3) identify and provide technical assistance to enhance access to essential services to indian women; 4) assist indian tribes in developing and promoting state, local and tribal legislation and policies that enhance best practices for responding to violent crimes against indian women; 5) work with local sexual assault programs to encourage appropriate responses to sexual assault within state, territory, or tribe; 6) design and conduct public education campaigns on sexual assault; and 7) advance equity and tribal sovereignty as essential components of ending sexual assault by improving outreach, services, prevention and support for survivors from historically marginalized and underserved communities. The timing for performance of this award is 12 months.