The tohono oodham nation is a federally recognized tribe located in southern arizona

The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded the Tohono O'odham Nation $750,000 under the Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction Implementation program (CFDA 16.025) on October 1, 2025, for a project period running through September 30, 2028. The Nation, a federally recognized tribe based in Sells, Arizona, will deploy these funds to support a family resource specialist/educator, revise tribal code to incorporate Violence Against Women Act and Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction provisions, and establish a data collection plan to track Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction cases. The Tohono O'odham Nation Office of the Attorney General leads implementation in partnership with the Prosecutors Office, Police Department, Judicial Branch, Court Administration, Department of Corrections, Advocate Program, and Department of Health and Human Services Domestic Violence Komckud Ki Program. Work is performed in Sells, Arizona.

Through this new tribal jurisdiction award, the tohono oodham nation office of the attorney general, in partnership with the tohono oodham nation: office of the attorney general, prosecutors office, police department, judicial branch, court administration, department of corrections, advocate program, and department of health and human services domestic violence komckud KI program, will implement this project. Grant funds will be used to: 1) support a family resource specialist/educator; 2) revise the tribal code to incorporate vawa/stcj provisions; and 3) establish a data collection plan to track stcj cases.