The quinault indian nation is a federally recognized tribe located in southwestern washington

The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded the Quinault Indian Nation $1.486 million on October 1, 2025, under the Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction Implementation program (CFDA 16.025) to establish tribal jurisdiction over prosecutions of non-Indian offenders and support crime victims through the tribal court system.

The Quinault Tribal Court, in partnership with the Quinault Indian Nation Business Committee, Office of the President, Office of the Tribal Prosecutor, Office of the Attorney General, Tribal Police Department, and Crime Victims Program, will deploy grant funds to support a project coordinator and project assistant, hire contract defense and conflict attorneys, and configure and support case management tools specific to Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction implementation. Performance will occur in Taholah, Washington, with a period of performance from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. The award funds the nation's implementation of criminal jurisdiction authority created under section 904 of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, as amended by the Violence Against Women Act.

Through this new tribal jurisdiction award, the quinault indian nation tribal court, in partnership with the quinault indian nation: business committee, office of the president, office of the tribal prosecutor, office of the attorney general, tribal police department, and crime victims program, will implement this project. Grant funds will be used to: 1) support a project coordinator and project assistant; 2) hire contract defense and conflict attorneys; and 3) configure and support stcj-specific case management tools.