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 $1,200,000 Project Grant, awarded 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 support the Forest County Potawatomi Community Tribe in Wisconsin over a 36-month period beginning October 1, 2024.

The funding will enable the Tribe's Community Advocate Department to: 1) provide victim advocacy services including transportation, referrals, and crisis intervention; 2) offer culturally-specific services, including mental health support; and 3) operate an emergency shelter. The Tribe has partnered with the Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault to implement this project, which aims to decrease domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking within the tribal community, strengthen the Tribe's capacity to respond to these crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable.

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 forest county potawatomi community tribe is a federally recognized tribe located in forest county, wisconsin. The community advocate department, an agency of the forest county potawatomi tribal government, works to address violence against american indian/alaska native women by providing victim advocacy services as well as counseling services and emergency shelter to survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, SEX trafficking, and stalking. With this funding, the community advocate department will: 1) provide victim advocacy services to include transportation, referrals, and crisis intervention; 2) provide culturally-specific services, including mental health services; and 3) provide emergency shelter. The community advocate department has partnered with the wisconsin coalition against sexual assault, a non-profit, to plan this project. The timing for performance of this new award is 36 months.