The OVW violence against women tribal special assistant united states attorney (tribal sausa) initiative supports tribes and united states attorneys offices (usaos) in their investigation and…

The OVW violence against women tribal special assistant united states attorney (tribal sausa) initiative supports tribes and united states attorneys offices (usaos) in their investigation and prosecution of indian country domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, SEX trafficking, and stalking cases. Grant funds support dedicated tribal prosecutors who are cross-designated as tribal sausas to work directly with their usaos. The goals of the program are to fill gaps in jurisdictional coverage; increase communication and coordination with tribal, federal, and state law enforcement agencies; establish consistent relationships between federal prosecutors and the tribal community(IES); and improve the quality of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, SEX trafficking, and stalking cases through training and best practices. The salt river pima-maricopa indian community of the salt river reservation is a federally-recognized indian tribe located in arizona. For this project, the tribe is partnering with the united states attorneys office for the district of arizona (usao). The tribe and usao have demonstrated a strong mutual interest in filling gaps in jurisdictional coverage; increasing communication and coordination between the tribal, federal, and state law enforcement agencies; establishing consistent relationships between federal prosecutors and the tribal community, and improving the quality of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking cases through training and best practices. Through this project, the partners will: 1) enter into a formal memorandum of understanding detailing the terms of their partnership; 2) mutually select or retain an agreed upon attorney to be cross-designated as both a sausa and a tribal prosecutor who will maintain an active tribal and/or federal caseload; and 3) participate in required training and technical assistance. Funds through this award will support salary and fringe benefits for the sausa position, training, travel, and other resources needed to support the work of the sausa.