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 Catawba Indian Nation $524,278 under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587) on October 1, 2025. This is a continuation award.

Catawba Indian Nation will expand direct services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking through increased legal aid and intervention services. The Circle of Hope, an agency of the Catawba Tribal Government located in Rock Hill, South Carolina, currently provides temporary shelter, crisis intervention, and personal advocacy to victims and will scale these services with the new funding. Catawba Indian Nation has partnered with Safe Passage, Tribal Police, Catawba Behavioral Health, Catawba Transit, Three Trees, and Tribal Courts, and developed the project with a local women's advisory group.

Performance runs through September 30, 2028, with place of performance in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The program supports tribal governments in decreasing the incidence of violent crimes against Indian women, strengthening tribal capacity to exercise sovereign authority in response, 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. Catawba indian nation is a federally recognized tribe located in york county, south carolina. The circle of hope, an agency of the catawba tribal government, works to address violence against indian women by providing temporary shelter, crisis intervention, and personal advocacy to victims. With this funding, catawba indian nation will expand direct services available to victims by increasing legal aid and intervention services. Catawba indian nation has partnered with community partners including safe passage, tribal police, catawba behaviorial health, catawba transit, three trees, and tribal courts, as well as planned this project with a local women's advisory group. This is a continuation award.