The federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program (CFDA 16.023) provides $382,500.00 to Wise Women Gathering Place, Inc., a minority-owned, woman-owned, Native American nonprofit organization in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The grant funding, active from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, supports the establishment, maintenance, and expansion of culturally specific intervention and...
The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women awarded $300,000 to Wise Women Gathering Place, Inc. under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023. The award will enhance culturally specific services for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking through Native healing ways. As part of the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program,...
The U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) to HIR Wellness Institute, Inc., a survivor-led nonprofit organization. The funding will support HIR Wellness in implementing culturally specific services for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in the greater Milwaukee, Wisconsin area. Key services to be provided include...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $625,000 Project Grant under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) to the Minneapolis American Indian Center (MAIC), a nonprofit organization serving the urban American Indian community in Minneapolis. Through this 4-year grant, MAIC will implement a project to increase the capacity of the local community to provide culturally specific resources and support for Native victims of...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $400,000 Grants to Enhance Culturally Specific Services for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program (CFDA 16.016) grant to The Northeast Native Network Of Kinship And Healing Inc., a minority-owned, woman-owned, non-profit organization in Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts. The grant will fund a 3-year project focused on providing culturally specific services to the American...
The Wise Women Gathering Place, Inc., a non-profit organization in Green Bay, Wisconsin, received a $550,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Transitional Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program (CFDA 16.736). This grant will fund the provision of 3-4 scattered-site transitional housing units and related support services for 3-4 survivors of...
The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin received a three-year, $900,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587). The funding will support the Tribe's efforts to increase its capacity to respond to violent crimes against Native American women and develop victim services for cases involving violence against Native...
The U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $450,000 Project Grant to Native Community Development, Inc. under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016). The funding supports implementing strategies to enhance culturally specific services, increase community capacity for culturally relevant resources and support, and enhance traditional services for Native American and other underserved victims of domestic violence, dating violence,...
The Oneida Nation, a federally recognized Native American tribe located in Wisconsin, received a $1,000,000 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 (CFDA 16.587) program. The 36-month award will enable the tribe's Yon^hali*yo Community Advocacy (YCA) program to provide advocacy and support services, including legal advocacy and housing assistance, to address violence...
The Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $1,200,000 Project Grant under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587) to the Forest County Potawatomi Community Tribe in Wisconsin. The 36-month grant will enable the tribe's Community Advocate Department to: 1) provide victim advocacy services including transportation, referrals, and crisis intervention; 2) deliver culturally-specific services, including mental...
Under the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women's Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016), Wise Women Gathering Place, Inc. was awarded a $575,000 Project Grant to implement the "Native Healing Ways Culturally Specific Services Project". This 3-year grant supports the organization's provision of culturally tailored services for American Indian victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in the Oneida National Reservation and Greater Green Bay, Wisconsin metropolitan area. Key services include 24-hour crisis response, personal advocacy, support groups, community outreach, and prevention education designed using Native American cultural healing approaches. The grant funding also enables Wise Women Gathering Place, Inc. to address priority areas such as strengthening efforts to prevent and end sexual assault within these communities.