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 ponca tribe of oklahoma is a federally recognized tribe located in KAY county in north-central oklahoma. The ponca tribal victim services, an agency of the ponca tribe of oklahoma tribal government, works to address violence against american indian/alaska native women by providing victim advocacy services and community outreach and education. With this funding, the ponca tribal victim services program will increase and enhance services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, SEX trafficking, and stalking by 1) developing a program advisory board; 2) developing annual training, outreach, and prevention events; and 3) providing advocacy, case management, and short-term housing assistance to victims. Ponca tribe of oklahoma has partnered with survivor resource network, a local non-profit, to plan this project. The timing for performance of this continuation award is 24 months.