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 Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe received a $900,000 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 program (CFDA 16.587). The 36-month grant will enable the tribe's Health and Social Services Behavioral Health Clinic to: 1) provide transitional housing; and 2) plan and implement programming to address the unique needs of youth (aged 11-24) who have experienced domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking. The grant aims to decrease the incidence of these violent crimes within the tribal community, strengthen the tribe's capacity to respond, and ensure perpetrators are held accountable. The Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe has partnered with an advisory council, including women from the community, to plan this project.

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 sauk-suiattle indian tribe is a federally recognized tribe located in northwest washington statein skagit county. The health and social services behavioral health clinic, an agency of the sauk-suiattle indian tribes tribal government, works to address violence against american indian/alaska native women by reinforcing interventions, providing victim services, and community coordination around the issues of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, SEX trafficking, and stalking. With this funding, the health and social services behavioral health clinic will: 1) provide transitional housing; and 2) plan and implement programming to address the unique needs of youth (aged 11-24) who have experienced domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, SEX trafficking, and stalking. The sauk-suiattle indian tribe has partnered with an advisory council, which includes women from the community to be served, to plan this project. The timing for performance of this new award is 36 months.