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 peoria tribe of indians of oklahoma is a federally recognized tribe located in the northeast corner of oklahoma within ottawa county. The peoria shield, an agency of the peoria tribe of indians of oklahoma tribal government, works to address violence against american indian/alaska native women by providing emergency and crisis victim services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, SEX trafficking, and stalking. With this funding, peoria shield will: 1) expand victim services beyond crisis intervention services; 2) develop a housing assistance program for victims; and 3) develop and implement a supervised visitation/safe exchange program. The peoria tribe of indians of oklahoma has partnered with the native alliance against violence, a tribal coalition, to plan this project. The timing for performance of this new award is 36 months.