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 winnebago tribe of nebraska is a federally recognized tribe located on the winnebago reservation, covering the counties of thurston and dixon in northeast nebraska. The winnebago public health department domestic violence program, an agency of the winnebago tribe of nebraska tribal government, works to address violence against american indian/alaska native women by providing advocacy, shelter, safety planning, and assistance with protection orders for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, SEX trafficking and stalking. With this funding, the winnebago public health department domestic violence program will: 1) maintain an emergency shelter program; 2) provide crisis intervention and advocacy support services; and 3) provide no cost civil legal services for survivors. The winnebago tribe of nebraska has partnered with native women society of the great plains, a tribal coalition, to plan this project. The timing for performance of this new award is or 36 months.