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 U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women has awarded a $511,624 Project Grant under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587) to the Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians. This 36-month grant will enable the tribe's Victim Services Program to: 1) train staff, including law enforcement, on trauma-informed approaches to serving victims with behavioral health challenges; 2) provide mental health counseling services to victims; and 3) offer transitional housing services. The tribe has partnered with the local non-profit Dove Women's Shelter to implement this comprehensive project focused on decreasing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking within the tribal community, while strengthening the tribe's capacity to respond to these violent crimes.

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 LAC vieux desert band of lake superior chippewa indians is a federally recognized tribe located in gogebic, iron, and ontonagon counties in the upper peninsula of michigan. The victim services program, an agency of the LAC vieux desert band tribal government, works to address violence against american indian/alaska native women by providing victim services including advocacy and direct assistance to survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, SEX trafficking, and stalking. With this funding, the victim services program will: 1) train staff, including law enforcement, on trauma-informed approaches to serving victims with behavioral health challenges; 2) provide mental health counseling services to victims; and 3) provide transitional housing services. LAC vieux desert band has partnered with dove women's shelter, a local non-profit, to plan this project. The timing for performance of this new award is 36 months.