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 $749,975 to the Hualapai Tribal Council on October 1, 2025, under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587).

The Hualapai Tribe will conduct a comprehensive assessment of violence against Indian women in its community, develop an implementation plan to modernize the tribal law and order code and strengthen victim trust, and hire key staff to deliver culturally specific victim services. The award supports the tribe's effort to ensure a coordinated justice system response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking while exercising sovereign tribal authority to hold perpetrators accountable. The Hualapai Tribal Council partnered with a Community Advisory Council to plan the project.

Performance runs through September 30, 2028, with work conducted in Peach Springs, Arizona. This is a start award under a program designed to increase tribal capacity to respond to violent crimes against Indian women and develop and strengthen victim services in cases involving such crimes.

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. The hualapai tribe is a federally recognized tribe located in coconino and mohave counties in arizona. The hualapai tribal government works to address violence against indian women by modernizing the tribal law and order code, restoring victim trust, and ensuring a coordinated justice system response. With this funding, the hualapai tribe will: 1) support a comprehensive assessment; 2) develop an implementation plan; and 3) hire key staff and deliver culturally specific victim services. The hualapai tribe has partnered with a community advisory council to plan this project. This is a start award.