The Northeast Native Network of Kinship and Healing Incorporated will receive $525,000 under a three-year Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program project grant from the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women. The Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program (CFDA 16.024) aims to support sustainable sexual assault services provided by tribes, tribal organizations, and nonprofit tribal organizations within Indian Country and Alaska Native villages. Specifically, the Northeast Native...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $625,000 Project Grant under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) to the Minneapolis American Indian Center (MAIC), a nonprofit organization serving the urban American Indian community in Minneapolis. Through this 4-year grant, MAIC will implement a project to increase the capacity of the local community to provide culturally specific resources and support for Native victims of...
The U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $450,000 Project Grant to Native Community Development, Inc. under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016). The funding supports implementing strategies to enhance culturally specific services, increase community capacity for culturally relevant resources and support, and enhance traditional services for Native American and other underserved victims of domestic violence, dating violence,...
The Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $450,000 Project Grant under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) to the Alaska Native Justice Center, Inc. This three-year grant, with a project period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will enable the Alaska Native Justice Center to implement a multi-faceted project addressing the needs of Alaska Native and American Indian victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual...
The Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women has awarded a $450,000 Project Grant under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) to Stronghearts Native Helpline, Inc., a non-profit organization. The grant will fund Stronghearts to implement the following services and activities over a 3-year period from October 2023 to September 2026: Stronghearts will provide 24/7 confidential support, advocacy, crisis intervention, safety planning, education,...
The Society of Native Nations was awarded a $382,500 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program (CFDA 16.023). The grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will enable the organization to establish, maintain, and expand culturally specific intervention and related assistance for victims of sexual assault from culturally specific communities. The services to be...
Under the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women's Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016), Wise Women Gathering Place, Inc. was awarded a $575,000 Project Grant to implement the "Native Healing Ways Culturally Specific Services Project". This 3-year grant supports the organization's provision of culturally tailored services for American Indian victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in the Oneida...
The federal Project Grant award of $400,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016). The grant will be used by the non-profit organization Awaaz to implement a 3-year project addressing several key purpose areas, including: 1) increasing the community's capacity to provide culturally specific resources and support for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual...
This $400,000 Project Grant award was provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016). The funding will support a 3-year project by Narika, a non-profit organization based in Fremont, California, to implement trauma-informed, culturally responsive services for South Asian survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Specific activities to be delivered...
The Indian Township Tribal Government was awarded a $1,078,200 Violence Against Women Discretionary Grant for Indian Tribal Governments (CFDA 16.587) from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women. This 36-month project grant will enable the Indian Township Domestic and Sexual Violence Advocacy Center, an agency of the tribal government, to provide a comprehensive range of services to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and...