Project Grant 2015TWAX0039

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $5.14 million block grant to the Oglala Sioux Tribe of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2025 under the Family Violence Prevention and Services/Domestic Violence Shelter and Supportive Services (CFDA 93.671) program. The purpose of the funding is to support primary and secondary prevention of family violence through increasing public awareness and providing shelter and...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) awarded a 3-year, $500,000 Project Grant under the VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program (CFDA 16.841) to the Wild Horse Butte Community Development Corporation (WHBCDC), a minority-owned non-profit organization in South Dakota. The grant will fund WHBCDC's Lakota Intern Project, which aims to develop a workforce to serve victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking in the Pine Ridge...

The Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $380,548 Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program (CFDA 16.023) project grant to the Wild Horse Butte Community Development Corporation (WHBCDC), a minority-owned, non-profit organization located in Martin, South Dakota. The grant funding will enable WHBCDC to establish, maintain, and expand culturally specific intervention and related assistance for victims of sexual assault from indigenous communities in...

The Rosebud Sioux Tribe received a $675,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program (CFDA 16.024). This 3-year grant will enable the tribe to expand sustainable sexual assault services for victims within the Rosebud Indian Reservation, which spans over 922,759 acres across 5 counties in South Dakota. Key services to be provided include crisis intervention, victim advocacy, counseling, legal...

The Rosebud Sioux Tribe received a $1,656 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women on November 1, 2018 to provide services through October 31, 2021 under the Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program (CFDA 16.589). This program aims to appropriately respond to and assist child, youth, and adult victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and...

The U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians a $700,000 Project Grant under the Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments program (CFDA 16.587). This 24-month continuation grant will enable the tribe's Hearts of Hope Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Program to sustain and enhance services addressing violence against Native women. Key services include operating the Hearts of Hope Shelter,...

The Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians received a $719,724 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women under the "Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments" (CFDA 16.587) program. The 36-month grant, awarded on October 1, 2023, will fund the Protect Our Relatives Project to address violence against Native American women through community-based victim advocacy and comprehensive sexual assault services. Specifically,...

The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women awarded $144,450 under the Research and Evaluation Program (CFDA 16.026) to the University of South Dakota for the project "Indigenous-Led Research on Sex Trafficking Among Native Americans in Western South Dakota." This three-year project grant, awarded November 1, 2021 and concluding October 31, 2024, will support research led by the University to further develop the evidence base around...

The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe received a $1,139,286 Project Grant award 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 36-month grant will enable the tribe's Family Violence Prevention Services to: 1) provide emergency shelter; 2) offer transportation and food assistance; 3) deliver community-based advocacy; and 4) facilitate law enforcement training. This...

The Santo Domingo Pueblo Family Services Department received a $664,869 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the "Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments" (CFDA 16.587) program. The 36-month grant will enable the tribe to increase victim safety, expand supportive services, and provide culturally appropriate victim advocacy for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence,...