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 Rosebud Sioux Tribe $850,000 on October 1, 2025, under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587). This is a continuation award with a performance period extending through September 30, 2028.

The Rosebud Sioux Tribe, a federally recognized tribal government headquartered in Rosebud, South Dakota, will deliver emergency shelter and advocacy services, operate a victim services hotline, provide non-attorney legal assistance, fund a protection order clerk position, and provide abuser intervention programming through probation services. The Tribe has partnered with White Buffalo Calf Women's Society as a sub-grantee to deliver these victim services in coordination with tribal law enforcement.

The funding supports the program's core mission to increase tribal capacity to respond to violent crimes against Indian women and to develop and strengthen victim services addressing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking. Performance occurs in Rosebud, South Dakota. The award advances the Tribe's broader effort to decrease incidence of these crimes in tribal communities and ensure perpetrator accountability through the exercise of tribal sovereign authority.

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. Rosebud sioux tribe is a federally recognized tribe located in rosebud, south dakota. The rosebud sioux tribe works to address violence against indian women by coordinating victim services with tribal law enforcement to provide comprehensive services. With this funding, the rosebud sioux tribe and its sub-grantee partner, white buffalo calf womens society will: 1) provide emergency shelter and advocacy services; 2) operate a victim services hotline; 3) provide non-attorney legal assistance; 4) fund a protection order clerk; and 5) provide abuser intervention programming through probation services. Rosebud sioux tribe has partnered with white buffalo calf women's society to plan this project. This is a continuation award.