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…

This $1 million project grant from the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women will fund the Kenaitze Indian Tribe's efforts to respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking in their community over 36 months. Awarded on October 1, 2022 under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587), the funding will support projects that decrease violence against Native American women, strengthen tribal authority to respond to related crimes, and ensure perpetrator accountability. Specifically, the Kenaitze Indian Tribe will collaborate with victim services organizations and a tribal domestic violence coalition advisory committee to implement programming that builds community capacity to address violent crimes against Native American women through September 2030.

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.