The grants to indian tribal governments program (referred to as the tribal governments program) was authorized to assist tribal governments and authorized designees of tribal governments to respond to…

The Organized Village of Kake in Alaska was awarded a $713,913 project grant by the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587). Over a three-year period from October 2021 through September 2024, the Organized Village of Kake will implement a project to decrease violent crimes against Indian women, strengthen tribal authority to respond to such crimes, and ensure perpetrators are held accountable. Key deliverables will include collaborating with local nonprofit victim services programs and a tribal domestic violence coalition to develop and strengthen victim services for cases involving violent crimes against Indian women in the community. The funding and project activities aim to increase the tribe's capacity to respond to these issues, in line with the broader goals of the federal grant program.

The grants to indian tribal governments program (referred to as the tribal governments program) was authorized to assist tribal governments and authorized designees of tribal governments to respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, SEX trafficking, and stalking in their communities. The tribal governments program supports projects that: (1) decrease the incidence of violent crime against indian women; (2) strengthen the capacity of indian tribes to exercise their sovereign authority to respond to violent crimes committed against indian women; and (3) ensure that perpetrators of violent crimes committed against indian women are held accountable for their criminal behavior. The grantee will implement this project in collaboration with either a nonprofit, nongovernmental indian victim services program, such as a domestic violence shelter program or rape crisis center; a nonprofit, nongovernmental tribal domestic violence or sexual assault coalition; and/or an advisory committee that includes women from the community to be served by the proposed project. The timing for performance of this award is 36 months.