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 $490,000 to the Cahto Tribe of the Laytonville Rancheria on October 1, 2025, under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587). This is a continuation award.

The Cahto Tribe will provide emergency support services to address violence against Indian women, including temporary housing, emergency hygiene items, direct payments to service providers such as motels, gas cards, and grocery cards. The tribe will host outreach events at Laytonville High and Middle Schools, conduct twice-monthly healing spirit meetings, and organize one annual youth campout. The Inter-Tribal Council of California Family Violence Program partners with the tribe to plan and implement the project.

Performance occurs in Laytonville, California, with a period of performance through September 30, 2028.

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 cahto tribe of laytonville rancheria is a federally recognized tribe located in mendocino county, california. The cahto tribe of laytonville rancheria tribal government works to address violence against indian women by providing temporary housing, emergency hygiene items, direct payments to providers (e.g. motel), gas cards, grocery cards, etc. With this funding, the cahto tribe will host: 1) outreach events at the laytonville high/middle schools; 2) twice monthly healing spirit meetings; and 3) one annual youth campout. The cahto tribe of laytonville rancheria has partnered with inter-tribal council of california family violence program to plan this project. This is a continuation award.