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 Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe $900,000 on October 1, 2025, under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587), a continuation award for the three-year period through September 30, 2028.

The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, a federally recognized tribe headquartered in Nixon, Nevada, will deploy funding through its Police Department and Victim Services Program to support law enforcement positions focused on domestic violence and sexual assault response and investigations, provide emergency victim services including food and housing, and deliver victim advocacy services. The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Police Department partnered with the Nevada Inter-Tribal Coalition to plan the project.

Performance occurs in Nixon, Nevada. The program purpose is to increase tribal capacity to respond to violent crimes against Indian women and strengthen victim services in cases involving violent crimes against Indian women.

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. Pyramid lake paiute tribe is a federally recognized tribe located in nixon, nevada. The pyramid lake paiute police department and victim services program, an agency of the pyramid lake paiute tribal government, works to address violence against indian women by providing law enforcement and victim services. With this funding, the pyramid lake paiute police department will: 1) support law enforcement positions focusing on domestic violence and sexual assault response and investigations; 2) provide emergency victim services such as food and housing; and 3) provide victim advocacy services. The pyramid lake paiute tribe police department has partnered with the nevada inter-tribal coalition to plan this project. This is a continuation award.