The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded Morongo Band of Mission Indians $820,309 on October 1, 2025, under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587). This is a continuation award.
Morongo Band of Mission Indians will provide transitional housing, supervised visitation and safe visitation exchange, outreach and education, and legal assistance to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and stalking in tribal communities. The tribe, a federally recognized government headquartered in Banning, California, partnered with Riverside San Bernardino County Indian Health to plan the project.
The award runs through September 30, 2028, with place of performance in Banning, California. The assistance type is a project grant. 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.