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 the Puyallup Tribe of Indians $673,672 on October 1, 2025, under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587).

The Community Domestic Violence Advocacy Program, an agency of the Puyallup Tribal Government, will execute the award. The program will create a community outreach awareness campaign on dating, domestic, and sexual violence and support an anti-trafficking advocate. The Puyallup Tribe has partnered with the WomenSpirit Coalition to plan the project.

The award runs through September 30, 2028, and is classified as a continuation grant. Performance takes place in Tacoma, Washington. The program's purpose is to increase tribal capacity to respond to violent crimes against Indian women and to 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 puyallup tribe of indians is a federally recognized tribe located in washington. The community domestic violence advocacy program, an agency of the puyallup tribal government, works to address violence against indian women by providing social and support services for victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking. With this funding, the community domestic violence advocacy program will: 1) create a community outreach awareness campaign on dating, domestic and sexual violence; and 2) support an anti-trafficking advocate. The puyallup tribe of indians has partnered with the womenspirit coalition to plan this project. This is a continuation award.