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…

The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded Strong Hearted Native Women's Coalition, Incorporated $700,000 on October 1, 2025, under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587), a continuation award that extends through September 30, 2028.

Strong Hearted Native Women's Coalition operates as a federally recognized tribal coalition designated by the Mesa Grande Band of Mission Indians and serves 34 Native American reservations across five Southern California counties, including Kumeyaay, Iipay, Luiseño, Cahuilla, Kupa, Serrano, Chumash, Chemehuevi, Quechan, and Mohave communities. With this funding, the coalition will provide transitional housing for domestic violence survivors, host outreach and education events addressing violence against Indian women, and create public awareness campaigns on healthy relationships at local schools. The coalition has partnered with the Strong Hearted Native Women's Coalition Community Advisory Committee to plan the project.

Performance occurs in Valley Center, California. The program supports tribal governments and authorized designees in decreasing incidence of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking in tribal communities; strengthening tribal capacity to exercise sovereign authority to respond to these crimes; and ensuring perpetrator accountability.

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. Strong hearted women is a federally recognized tribal coalition located in valley center, california. Strong hearted women, a designee of the mesa grande band of mission indians tribal government, works to address violence against indian women by providing technical assistance and training for tribes statewide. With this funding, strong hearted women will: 1) provide transitional housing; 2) host outreach and education events; and 3) create public awareness campaigns at local schools on healthy relationships. Strong hearted women has partnered with the strong hearted native women's coalition community advisory committee to plan this project. This is a continuation award.