Monthly Archives: February 2022

Funds are now available to enhance sexual assault services provided by tribal organizations in Indian country and Alaska Native villages. The Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program (TSASP) supports projects to create, maintain, and expand sustainable sexual assault services provided by Tribes, tribal organizations, and nonprofit tribal organizations within Indian country and Alaska Native villages. The funds may be used for a range of activities to support the establishment, maintenance, and expansion of programs and projects that provide direct intervention and related assistance to victims of sexual assault. Eligible Applicants: Limited to Indian tribes, tribal consortia, tribal organizations, and nonprofit tribal organizations Application [...]

View the Grant Announcement The Grants to Support Families in the Justice System program (referred to as the Justice for Families Program) was authorized in the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (VAWA 2013) to improve the response of the civil and criminal justice system to families with a history of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, or in cases involving allegations of child sexual abuse. The program supports the following activities for improving the capacity of courts and communities to respond to families affected by the targeted crimes: court-based and court-related programs; supervised visitation and safe exchange [...]

The Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program is intended to increase the availability of civil and criminal legal assistance needed to effectively aid adult and youth (ages 11 and older) victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by providing funds for comprehensive direct legal services to victims in legal matters relating to or arising out of that abuse or violence. Eligibility: Limited to Indian tribal governments; tribal organizations; private nonprofit entities; publicly funded organizations not acting in a governmental capacity; and territorial organizations. Application Deadlines Grants.gov: March 10, 2022, 11:59 PM ET JustGrants: March 16, 2022, 11:59 PM [...]

The Grants to Tribal Governments to Exercise Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction program encourages collaborations among tribal leadership, courts, prosecutors, attorneys, defense counsel, law enforcement, probation, victim service providers, and other partners to ensure that victims find safety and justice and that non-Indians who commit crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, and violations of protection orders in the Indian country of the participating tribe are held accountable. Eligible applicants are limited to governments of Indian tribes that have jurisdiction over Indian country. Application Deadlines: Grants.gov – March 22, 2022 11:59 PM ET JustGrants – March 24, 2022 11:59 PM ET View [...]