The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $625,000 Project Grant under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) to the Minneapolis American Indian Center (MAIC), a nonprofit organization serving the urban American Indian community in Minneapolis. Through this 4-year grant, MAIC will implement a project to increase the capacity of the local community to provide culturally specific resources and support for Native victims of...
The Minneapolis American Indian Center received a $200,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women under the Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program (SAS Culturally Specific Program, CFDA 16.023). The grant will support the Center's provision of culturally specific intervention, advocacy, accompaniment, support services, and related assistance for adult, youth and child victims of sexual assault from October...
The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe was awarded a $422,695 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime under the VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program. The grant will support the Band in developing victim service projects and providing training and technical assistance services to eligible crime victims' assistance programs from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2025 in Onamia, Minnesota. The VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program...
The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe was awarded a $257,025 Project Grant under the VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program (CFDA 16.841) administered by the U.S. Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime. The award will be used to implement services for victims of crime that meet needs identified by the tribal community and reflect their values and traditions. Funded activities may include direct victim assistance, outreach, training, and capacity building for culturally appropriate...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $525,000 Grants to Enhance Culturally Specific Services for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program (CFDA 16.016) grant to Sewa-Aifw Asian Indian Family Wellness, a non-profit organization in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This three-year project grant, effective from October 2024 to September 2027, will enable Sewa-Aifw to implement a range of culturally specific services and...
The Minnesota Indian Women's Sexual Assault Coalition (MIWSAC) received a $300,000 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative program (CFDA 16.526). The award will support MIWSAC's delivery of national training and technical assistance projects focused on addressing sex trafficking in Indian Country and Alaska from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. As the OVW Technical Assistance...
This $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (CFDA 16.029 - Office on Violence Against Women Special Projects) supports the Minnesota Indian Women's Sexual Assault Coalition (MIWSAC) in creating, training, and sustaining Healing and Response Teams (HRTs) to address cases of missing or murdered Indigenous people related to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex trafficking. Key activities...
This $414,147 Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Tribal Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Grant Program (CFDA 16.557) supports the Minnesota Indian Women's Sexual Assault Coalition (MIWSAC) to serve 11 federally recognized tribes in Minnesota. Through this 12-month award, MIWSAC will provide services, training, and technical assistance to strengthen efforts to prevent and end sexual violence against American Indian and...
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety will receive $24.4 million over four years through the Crime Victim Assistance Formula Grant program administered by the Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime. Funds from this award will enhance crime victim services across Minnesota through September 2025. As is typical, the state funding agency will competitively award Victims of Crime Act Assistance funds to community-based organizations throughout Minnesota to directly provide...
The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe was awarded a $254,413 Project Grant under the FY 2024 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program, administered by the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime (CFDA 16.841). The award will be used to implement comprehensive services for victims of crime that meet the needs identified by the Mille Lacs Band community and reflect tribal values and traditions. This aligns with the congressional intent to...