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…

This $800,000 Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587), will enable the Pueblo of Pojoaque, a federally recognized tribal government in New Mexico, to expand advocacy and counseling services, improve local police response to domestic violence survivors and their families, and promote healthy, respectful, nonviolent relationships among youth and young adults. The 24-month project aims to decrease the incidence of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking within the tribal community, strengthen the tribe's sovereign authority to respond to these violent crimes, and ensure perpetrators are held accountable. The Pueblo of Pojoaque has partnered with the New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Violence, a non-profit organization, to implement this comprehensive initiative.

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 pueblo of pojoaque is a federally recognized tribe located in north-central new mexico. The pueblo of pojoaque domestic violence program works to address violence against american indian/alaska native women by providing prevention and healing services to those impacted by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, SEX trafficking, and stalking. With this funding, the pueblo of pojoaque domestic violence program will: 1) expand advocacy and counseling services; 2) improve local police response to domestic violence survivors and their families; and 3) promote healthy, respectful, nonviolent relationships among youth and young adults. The pueblo of pojoaque has partnered with new mexico coalition against domestic violence, a non-profit, to plan this project. The timing for performance of this new award is 24 months.