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 Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria of California (doing business as Tuolumne Me-Wuk Tribal Council) $850,000 under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587) on October 1, 2025. This is a continuation award.

The recipient's Social Services Department will implement a 24-hour crisis line, increase access to cultural services at local shelters and domestic violence agencies, and support Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner and Sexual Assault Response Team training. These activities strengthen tribal capacity to respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking affecting Indian women in the tribal community. The Tuolumne Me-Wuk Tribal Council has partnered with the Center for a Non-Violent Community to plan the project.

The award period runs through September 30, 2028, with place of performance in Tuolumne, California. The program supports tribal governments and authorized designees to decrease the incidence of violent crimes against Indian women, strengthen tribal sovereign authority to respond to these crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable.

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. Tuolumne me-WUK tribal council is a federally recognized tribe located in the rural sierra foothills of tuolumne, california. The tuolumne me-WUK tribal council social services department, an agency of the tuolumne me-WUK tribal council tribal government, works to address violence against indian women by expanding their capacity to respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking. With this funding, the tuolumne me-WUK tribal council social services department will: 1) implement a 24-hour crisis line; 2) increase access to cultural services at local shelters and domestic violence agencies; and 3) support sane and sart training. The tuolumne me-WUK tribal council has partnered with the center for a non-violent community to plan this project. This is a continuation award.