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 Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe received a $738,793 Project Grant award under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587), administered by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women. The 36-month grant will enable the tribe's Family Violence Prevention Program to: 1) provide no-cost civil legal services for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking; 2) deliver community-based advocacy services; and 3) offer emergency and transitional housing services for victims. The tribe has partnered with the Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada, a tribal coalition, to implement this comprehensive project aimed at decreasing the incidence of these violent crimes, strengthening the tribe's capacity to respond, and ensuring perpetrators are held accountable within the tribal community.

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 fallon paiute shoshone tribe is a federally recognized tribe located in churchill county, in western nevada. The family violence prevention program, a program of the fallon paiute shoshone tribal government, works to address violence against american indian/alaska native women by providing comprehensive victim services for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, SEX trafficking, and stalking. With this funding, the family violence prevention program will: 1) provide no cost civil legal services for survivors; 2) provide community-based advocacy services; and 3) provide emergency and transitional housing services for victims. Fallon paiute shoshone tribe has partnered with the inter-tribal council of nevada, a tribal coalition, to plan this project. The timing for performance of this new award is 36 months.