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 Indian Township Tribal Government was awarded a $1,078,200 Violence Against Women Discretionary Grant for Indian Tribal Governments (CFDA 16.587) from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women. This 36-month project grant will enable the Indian Township Domestic and Sexual Violence Advocacy Center, an agency of the tribal government, to provide a comprehensive range of services to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking in the tribal community. Key services to be delivered include: community awareness and prevention education, culturally-specific victim advocacy and support, legal representation, emergency shelter, survivor support groups and retreats, transitional housing, 24/7 crisis hotline, and transportation assistance. The project aims to decrease violence, strengthen the tribe's capacity to respond, and hold perpetrators accountable. This aligns with the program's objectives to assist federally recognized tribal governments in addressing violence against Native women.

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 passamaquoddy tribe at indian township is a federally recognized tribe located in washington county, maine. The indian township passamaquoddy domestic and sexual violence advocacy center, an agency of the indian township tribal government, works to address violence against american indian/alaska native women by providing comprehensive advocacy services such as 24/7 hotline support, court advocacy, legal assistance, emergency shelter, transitional housing assistance, hospital accompaniment, and transportation. With this funding, the indian township domestic and sexual violence advocacy center will: 1) provide community awareness, prevention, education, and collaboration on the issues of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and SEX trafficking; 2) provide culturally specific victim advocacy and support services; 3) provide legal representation in legal proceedings related to the violence experienced; 4) provide emergency shelter services; 5) facilitate survivor support groups and retreats which incorporate cultural healing traditions; 6) provide transitional housing; 7) provide legal assistance; 8) provide 24/7 emotional support, information, and crisis intervention by telephone; and 9) transportation. Passamaquoddy tribe at indian township has partnered with the wabanaki women's coalition, a tribal coalition, to plan this project. The timing for performance of this new award is 36 months.