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...
The Yarrow Project, a minority-owned, woman-owned, veteran-owned, Native American non-profit organization, received a $385,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program (CFDA 16.023). Through this grant, The Yarrow Project will provide direct intervention and related assistance services, including 24-hour rapid response, accompaniment and support, crisis intervention, direct payments, support...
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 Northeast Native Network Of Kinship And Healing Inc. was awarded a $400,000 federal Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016). This 3-year grant will enable the organization to provide culturally specific services and resources to the American Indian community in Southeastern Massachusetts, addressing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking....
The Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $382,500 Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program (CFDA 16.023) grant to Ayuda, a non-profit organization based in Washington, DC. The grant funding will be used to establish, maintain, and expand culturally specific intervention and related assistance for victims of sexual assault from diverse racial and ethnic communities, including Hispanic, Asian American, Native American, African American, and...
This Project Grant award of $382,500 was provided by 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 was awarded to Wise Women Gathering Place, Inc., a nonprofit organization based in Green Bay, Wisconsin, to establish, maintain, and expand culturally specific intervention and related assistance for victims of sexual assault within Native American communities. Key services provided...
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...
This is a Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Tribal Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Grant Program (CFDA 16.557). The $414,147 grant supports the Native Alliance Against Violence, Inc. (NAAV), the only tribal domestic violence and sexual assault coalition serving the 38 federally recognized tribes in Oklahoma, as well as tribal communities in rural, suburban, and urban areas. Over a 12-month period, NAAV will...
The Nisqually Indian Tribe received a $900,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women. The grant was awarded under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587) and will support the tribe's efforts to increase its capacity to respond to violent crimes against women and develop victim services for cases involving violence against Indian women through September 2024....
This Project Grant award of $750,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Legal Assistance for Victims (CFDA 16.524) program will enable the Native Alliance Against Violence, Inc. (Naav) to provide comprehensive civil legal services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking within Oklahoma's tribal communities. The project aims to advance equity and tribal sovereignty through the provision of legal assistance in...