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Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Reauthorization Act of 2022 introduced in the Senate
On Wednesday, February 10, a group of bipartisan senators introduced S. 3623, the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Reauthorization Act of 2022. The bill, which would reauthorize VAWA through 2027, includes provisions that restore critical categories of Tribal criminal jurisdiction necessary to protect Native women and children, including sexual assault, stalking, sex trafficking, child violence, obstruction of justice, and assault of Tribal justice personnel. This bipartisan bill also establishes an [...]
New Funding Opportunity: FY2022 Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program Solicitation Now Open
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 [...]
Funding Opportunity: FY 2022 OVW Justice for Families Program Solicitation
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 [...]
Funding Opportunity: Fiscal Year 2022 OVW Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Grant Program Solicitation
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 [...]
Funding Opportunity: FY 2022 OVW Grants to Tribal Governments to Exercise Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction
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 [...]
