The santo domingo pueblo is a federally recognized tribe located in sandoval county, new mexico

The Santo Domingo Pueblo Family Services Department received a $664,869 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" (CFDA 16.587) program. The 36-month grant will enable the tribe to increase victim safety, expand supportive services, and provide culturally appropriate victim advocacy for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, sex trafficking, and stalking within the Santo Domingo Pueblo community. Key activities include operating a crisis hotline, providing emergency shelter and transportation, offering case management and legal advocacy, and conducting community education and prevention programs. The tribe will partner with the New Mexico Tribal Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women to implement the project.

The santo domingo family services department works to address violence against indian women by providing culturally relevant and appropriate services to domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking victims and their children with assistance to access supportive services such as crisis response, victim advocacy, case management, transportation, medical services, emergency shelter, protection orders, court accompaniment, and group support. The program also supports broad ranging prevention and awareness activities to community members on domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, SEX trafficking, and stalking. With this funding the santo domingo pueblo family services department will increase victim safety; increase supportive services; and provide culturally appropriate victim advocacy services. Santo domingo pueblo will partner with the new mexico tribal coalition to stop violence against native women to plan and implement this project. The timing for performance of this new award is 36 months.