The Comanche Nation received a $900,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587). The three-year award running from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024 will support the Comanche Nation's efforts to increase its capacity to respond to violent crimes against Indian women and develop and strengthen victim services for...
This $1,215,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587) will enable the Comanche Nation Women Shelter, an agency of the Comanche Nation tribal government, to: 1) operate a 15-bed shelter; 2) operate a 24-hour crisis hotline; 3) provide intake, case management, and supportive services to victims; and 4) provide community education. The...
The Comanche Nation received a $814,668 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime under the VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program (CFDA 16.841) for the period of January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2025. Funding will support the Comanche Nation in developing victim service projects and providing training and technical assistance services to eligible crime victim assistance programs, consistent with the goals of the VOCA Tribal...
The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma received a $249,352 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women under the Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction Implementation program (CFDA 16.025). The grant period runs from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022 to assist the tribal government in implementing special tribal criminal jurisdiction as authorized by the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 and Violence Against Women Act...
The Cherokee Nation received a $250,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women under the Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction Implementation program (CFDA 16.025). The grant period runs from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022. The funding will assist the Cherokee Nation in implementing Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction as established under the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 and expanded by the Violence Against Women...
The Muscogee Creek Nation received a $250,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women under the Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction Implementation program (CFDA 16.025). The grant period runs from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022 to assist the tribal government in implementing special tribal criminal jurisdiction as established under the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 and expanded...
The Muscogee Creek Nation received a $449,976 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women under the Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction Implementation program (CFDA 16.025). The grant will support the Nation in exercising expanded criminal jurisdiction over non-Indians for certain domestic violence, dating violence, criminal violations of protection orders, sexual violence, sex trafficking, stalking, and child violence crimes committed in...
The Comanche Nation will use this $315,724 FY 2024 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside (TVSSA) Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime (OVC) to implement services for victims of crime that meet needs identified by the Comanche community and reflect Tribal community values and traditions. This aligns with the Congressional intent for the TVSSA program, which was created in 2018 to improve services for victims of crime in Tribal communities....
The Comanche Nation was awarded $899,989 under the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance Tribal Justice Systems Formula Grant program (CFDA 16.608) to establish a Healing to Wellness Court (HTWC). The HTWC will provide court diversion, legal assistance, and counseling services to address substance abuse issues among tribal members in Comanche County, Oklahoma. Specifically, the HTWC will partner with tribal behavioral health stakeholders to deliver...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $800,000 Project Grant to the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587). The 36-month grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will support the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal Court's capacity building activities to provide direct supportive services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault,...