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 Pit River Tribe $594,998 on October 1, 2025, under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587).

Pit River Tribe will use the funding to build internal capacity within its Tribal Victims Services Department to serve Indian women victimized by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking. Specific deliverables include expanding court advocacy services, providing legal assistance, offering housing assistance to tribal victims, and launching an after-hours hotline. Pit River Tribe has partnered with a Community Advisory Council to plan the project.

The award funds performance through September 30, 2028. Place of performance is Burney, California. This is a start award.

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. PIT river tribe is a federally recognized tribe located in parts of shasta, siskiyou, modoc, and lassen counties, california. The PIT river tribal victims services department, an agency of the PIT river tribe, works to address violence against indian women by providing direct services to indian women victimized by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, SEX trafficking, and stalking. With this funding, PIT river tribe will: 1) build internal capacity to provide services; 2) expand court advocacy; 4) provide legal assistance; 5) support tribal victims with housing assistance; and 6) launch an after-hours hotline. PIT river tribe has partnered with a community advisory council to plan this project. This is a start award.