The grants to indian tribal governments program assists tribal governments, and authorized designees of tribal governments, to 1) decrease the incidence of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual…

The grants to indian tribal governments program assists tribal governments, and authorized designees of tribal governments, to 1) decrease the incidence of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, SEX trafficking, and stalking in tribal communities; 2) strengthen the capacity of tribes to exercise their sovereign authority to respond to these violent crimes; and 3) ensure that perpetrators of these violent crimes are held accountable for their criminal behavior. The nunakauyarmiut tribe is a federally recognized tribe located in toksook BAY in the southwest region of alaska. With this funding, nunakauyarmiut tribe will engage in capacity building activities to plan and implement tribal strategies to address the crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, SEX trafficking, and stalking against american indian/alaska native. With this funding, nanakauyarmiut will: 1) strengthen the role and capacity of the tribal court to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, SEX trafficking, and stalking; and 2) enhance tribal law enforcement response to these crimes. The nunakauyarmiut tribe has partnered with tundra womens coalition, a local non-profit, to plan this project. The timing for performance of this new award is 36 months.