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 Healing Native Hearts Coalition received a $441,989 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime (OVC) under the VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program (CFDA 16.841). The funding will be used to implement comprehensive victim services for Native communities in Alaska that meet needs identified by the community and reflect tribal values and traditions. Specifically, the grant will support advocacy, safety planning, legal aid,...
This $750,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments (CFDA 16.587) program supports the Southern Indian Health Council, a consortium of federally recognized tribes in Southern California, in delivering comprehensive victim services and community education to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking impacting...
This Project Grant award of $915,119 was provided 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). The award will fund the "Qaunqelluki Kinguliaput 'Protecting Our Generations'" program implemented by the Native Village of Goodnews Bay, a federally recognized tribal government in Alaska. The program aims to: 1) provide culturally appropriate direct victim...
This Project Grant award of $700,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program (CFDA 16.589). The funding will support a 36-month project called "Enlightening Native Daughters Sexual Assault (END-SA)" implemented by Lumbee Land Development, Inc., a non-profit community development corporation, in partnership with the Rape Crisis Center of Robeson...
The Strong Hearted Native Women's Coalition Inc. received a $219,402 Project Grant award on January 1, 2025 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime (OVC) under the VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program (CFDA 16.841). The funding will be used to implement comprehensive victim services for American Indian and Alaska Native communities in Southern California that meet needs identified by the local tribal groups and reflect their cultural values...
This Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program (CFDA 16.024), provides $675,000 over 3 years to the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. The funding will be used to create, maintain, and expand sustainable sexual assault services within the tribe's 14-county service area, which serves a total of 14,404 enrolled tribal members. The project will focus on delivering culturally...
This $400,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) will support the Northeast Native Network of Kinship and Healing, Inc., a minority-owned, woman-owned, non-profit organization, in delivering culturally specific services to the American Indian community in Southeastern Massachusetts. The organization will use the funding over a 3-year period from October 2024...
The U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians a $700,000 Project Grant under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587). This 24-month continuation grant will enable the tribe's Hearts of Hope Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Program to sustain and enhance services addressing violence against Native women. Key services include operating the Hearts of Hope Shelter,...
This Project Grant award of $610,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program (CFDA 16.024) will support Sexual Assault Services of Northwest New Mexico (SASNWNM) in providing comprehensive sexual assault services in McKinley County, New Mexico over a three-year period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027. The funding will allow SASNWNM to expand its existing programming by adding a third victim advocate to meet...
This Project Grant award of $675,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (CFDA 16.024 Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program) supports the Stronghearts Native Helpline, Inc., a non-profit organization, in creating, maintaining, and expanding sustainable sexual assault services for Native American and Alaska Native communities. The funding will enable Stronghearts to employ strategies to ensure that relatives experiencing sexual violence are aware of the supportive services provided by their culturally-honoring advocates and understand how to reach out for help. Key activities include creating regionally and culturally relevant outreach materials, distributing them to service providers, and establishing a separate helpline number and systems to improve data collection on the sexual violence experienced by their contacts and the barriers they face. The data collected will be made available to tribal nations, programs, and organizations to ensure the services they provide are meeting the needs of Native relatives. This three-year project grant aims to enhance intervention, advocacy, accompaniment, and support services for adult, youth, and child victims of sexual assault within Indian tribal lands and Alaska Native villages.