Project Grant 15JOVW25GG00273TRIB
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded Southern Indian Health Council (SIHC) $850,000 under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. This continuation award supports PROJECT SAFE, SIHC's initiative to address violence against Native American women across seven federally recognized tribes in San Diego County, including the Barona Band of...
- The Morongo Band of Mission Indians received a $820,309 continuation project grant from the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587). The award, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028, supports the tribe's comprehensive approach to addressing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and stalking within its community. The project...
- The California Indian Legal Services, Inc. was awarded a $900,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women. The award is part of the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587) and will fund capacity building and victim services related to violent crimes against Native American women from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. Specifically, the funding will support efforts...
- This $598,546 project grant from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women will fund the Pueblo De San Felipe to implement a project under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program. The 36-month project beginning October 2021 aims to decrease violent crimes against Indian women, strengthen tribal authority to respond to such crimes, and ensure perpetrators are held accountable. Key deliverables include...
- The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions awarded $575,496 under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants (CFDA 16.710) program to the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians. Funding will be used through September 2025 to procure basic law enforcement equipment, technology, and training to advance the practice of community policing in the tribal jurisdiction of Valley Center, California. Specifically, the grant funds will increase the tribe's capacity for community...
- The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $800,000 Project Grant under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587) to California Indian Legal Services, Inc. (CILS), a tribal designee of the Rincon Band of Luiseno Indians. The 24-month grant will enable CILS to continue providing free civil legal services and community education and outreach to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault,...
- This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program (CFDA 16.024) provides $675,000 over 3 years to the Cahuilla Band of Indians, a federally recognized Native American tribe in Southern California. The funding will enable the tribe to create, maintain, and expand sustainable sexual assault services within its community, including intervention, advocacy, accompaniment, support services, and related...
- The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $975,928 Project Grant under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587) to the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi, a federally recognized tribal government located in Michigan and Indiana. This 36-month grant will enable the Pokagon Band's Domestic Violence Program to: 1) maintain and increase staff capacity and training, including lethality assessment education; 2)...
- The Navajo Nation Tribal Government received a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587). The funding will enable the Navajo Nation to: 1) increase capacity for prevention education and awareness, 2) provide crisis intervention services, 3) offer advocacy services, 4) conduct MMIP (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons) education and...
- The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians was awarded a $900,000 Project Grant under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587), administered by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women. The 36-month grant will enable the tribe's Family Violence and Victims Program to: 1) maintain a 24-hour domestic violence/sexual assault crisis line; 2) provide emergency shelter services; and 3) offer cultural healing services...
The San Pasqual Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of California received a $999,031 continuation project grant from the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587). Awarded on October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2028, this grant supports the tribal government's comprehensive victim services initiative addressing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking within tribal communities. Under this award, the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians will deliver four primary services through its 24-hour Family Resource Center in partnership with One Safe Place: emergency services to victims of violent crimes; legal assistance to affected individuals; transportation services; and vouchers for public transit, fuel, and car service. This victim-centered approach centralizes referrals and coordinates responses across non-profit partners, strengthening the tribe's sovereign capacity to respond to violence against Indian women and hold perpetrators accountable for criminal behavior.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $999.0k | 9/19/25 |