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 tejon indian tribe, is a federally recognized tribe located in southern california in kern county near bakersfield. The tejon indian tribe/kern county native safe haven project, an agency of the tejon indian tribe tribal government, works to address violence against american indian/alaska native women through awareness, prevention, and collaboration on issues of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and SEX trafficking. With this funding, tejon indian tribe/kern county native safe haven project will: 1) maintain operation of a safe house shelter program; and 2) plan and implement a new victim advocacy and support services program. The tejon indian tribe has partnered with the kern coalition against human trafficking, a local non-profit, for the planning of this project. The timing for performance of this new award is 36 months.