The little traverse BAY band of odawa indians (LTBB) is a federally recognized tribe located in charlevoix, emmet, and cheboygan counties in michigan

The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (LTBB), a federally recognized tribal government in Michigan, received a $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office on Violence Against Women. This 36-month grant, awarded on October 1, 2023, funds the tribe's Survivor Outreach Services (SOS) program to address violence against Indian women. Key products and services to be delivered include:

• Updating tribal justice system policies and procedures to include a Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) response plan
• Increasing direct client services to sexual assault and domestic violence survivors
• Expanding transitional and emergency housing assistance

The award is provided under the DOJ's Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587), which supports victim services, community education, and enhanced tribal justice system responses on tribal lands. LTBB has partnered with the Women's Resource Center of Northern Michigan to implement this project.

The survivor outreach services program (SOS) in the department of human services, an agency of the LTBB tribal government, works to address violence against indian women by providing a variety of services to individuals experiencing domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, dating violence, human trafficking, elder abuse and/or neglect, adults sexually abused/assaulted as children and stalking/harassment including but not limited to victim advocacy and shelter services. With this funding, SOS will update tribal justice system policies and procedures to include an mmiw response plan, increase direct client services to sexual assault and domestic violence survivors, and increase transitional and emergency housing assistance. LTBB has partnered with women's resource center of northern michigan to plan and implement this project. The timing for performance of this new award is 36 months.