The choctaw nation of oklahoma is a federally recognized tribe located in southeastern oklahoma

The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma was awarded a $1,100,000 Project Grant 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). This 36-month grant will enable the Choctaw Nation Victims Services Division to: (1) provide life-planning and transitional housing services to victims; (2) host healing circles for victims; and (3) deliver annual cultural competency trainings and monthly SART trainings to victim services providers and other agencies in the Choctaw Nation service area. The grant will support the tribe's efforts to address violence against Native women through a partnership with the Native Alliance Against Violence.

The choctaw nation victims services division, an agency of the choctaw nation of oklahoma tribal government, works to address violence against indian women by providing safety planning, life planning, advocacy, transportation, group counseling, housing assistance, transitional living support, education, life skills counseling, and other support services. With this funding, choctaw nation victims services divisions project empower will: (1) provide services to victims to include life-planning and transitional housing; (2) host healing circles for victims; and (3) provide annual cultural competency trainings and monthly sart trainings to victim services providers and collateral agencies in the choctaw nation service area. The choctaw nation of oklahoma has partnered with the native alliance against violence to plan and implement this project. The timing for performance of this new award is 36 months.