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 awarded a $975,928 Project Grant under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587) to the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi, a federally recognized tribal government located in Michigan and Indiana. This 36-month grant will enable the Pokagon Band's Domestic Violence Program to: 1) maintain and increase staff capacity and training, including lethality assessment education; 2) provide culturally specific healing services and case management for adults and children who have experienced domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking; 3) offer short-term emergency housing; and 4) deliver behavioral health services, including counseling. The funding will strengthen the tribe's capacity to respond to violent crimes against Native women and ensure perpetrators are held accountable.

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 pokagon band of potawatomi is a federally recognized tribe located in four counties in southwestern michigan and six counties in northern indiana. The domestic violence program, a program of the pokagon band tribal government, works to address violence against american indian/alaska native women by providing case management, crisis intervention, counseling, and other critical support services for adult and youth (ages 11-24 years old) that have experienced domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, SEX trafficking, and stalking. With this funding, the domestic violence program will: 1) maintain and increase staff capacity and training including lethality assessment education; 2) provide culturally specific services related to healing for adults and their children, including case management services; 3) provide short-term emergency housing; and 4) provide behavioral health services, including counseling. The pokagon band of potawatomi has partnered with uniting three fires, a tribal coalition, to plan this project. The timing for performance of this new award is 36 months.