South Dakota Network Against Family Violence And Sexual Assault, Inc.

South Dakota Network Against Family Violence And Sexual Assault, Inc., doing business as The Network, is a woman-owned, tax-exempt nonprofit headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota that operates as a designated tribal entity of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe and serves as the state's statewide domestic violence and sexual assault coalition. The Network operates exclusively as a federal grant recipient, holding no contracts, and delivers victim advocacy, legal assistance, crisis intervention, safety planning, court accompaniment, law enforcement training, and transitional housing support to survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and abuse by caregivers across South Dakota, with particular emphasis on tribal communities, underserved populations, and individuals with disabilities.

The Network's customer concentration is highly concentrated in the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women, which funds 34 of the 60 prime recipient awards (55% of the active portfolio by count). The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families funds 18 awards as the state's domestic violence coalition and through formula grant programs. The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime program delivers six awards. All work is performed as prime recipient (74% of total awards), with 16 sub-awards flowing through the South Dakota Department of Public Safety for victim-crime support and services. The Network's recent prime recipient footprint includes a $750,000 Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) grant from DOJ OVW for comprehensive civil legal services (family law, immigration, employment, housing, and protection orders) running through September 2028 in partnership with Working Against Violence, Inc., Brown Law Firm, and two other law practices; a $950,000 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance grant from OVW for victim services and sexual assault nurse examiner program development in rural areas through September 2028; a $750,000 Justice Systems Response to Families grant from OVW for supervised visitation, lethality assessments, and civil legal services in eastern South Dakota through September 2028; a $700,000 Justice for Families grant from OVW through September 2028; a $600,000 Education, Training, and Enhanced Services to End Violence Against and Abuse of Women with Disabilities grant from OVW for direct advocacy, professional training including law enforcement instruction, and community outreach for individuals with disabilities and Deaf people through July 2029; and a $370,000 Family Violence Prevention and Services Act / State Domestic Violence Coalitions formula grant from HHS ACF for statewide coalition coordination and technical assistance through September 2027.

Activity grew from two awards in 2023 to eleven in 2024, then moderated to nine in 2025 and six year-to-date in 2026. Six awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating recompete exposure. The Network combines formula grant funding for statewide coalition coordination under CFDA 93.591 and 16.556 with project grant work under OVW programs focused on rural service delivery, legal assistance, disability services, family-system response, and tribal community capacity-building under CFDA 16.021, 16.524, 16.529, 16.587, and 16.589. The recipient dollar base across all awards totals $27.8 million since 2004.